Magic Lantern Slide: Amanita rubescens. (slide)
Descriptions
This slide is part of a set showing different types of fungus and is labelled as ‘The blusher,edible’. The slides were bought by the Royal Albert Memorial College in 1933 to use as a teaching aid in classes for local men and women. Each image is a photographic print which has been hand-coloured. They were made and sold by CT Green who was a medical practitioner and amateur botanist in Cheshire.
Inscription
Handwritten 'AMANITA RUBESCENS (Pars) Fr.' on top edge
'The Blusher. Edible 15/1933.16' on top binding strip; label 'C.T. GREEN, F.L.S. B'HEAD.' on bottom binding strip
This object is not on display.
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