[Mycena] Strobilicola

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Description:

Watercolor on torn paper illustrating the mature and immature stages of a mushroom. Jervey noted along the bottom, "[?] strobilicola Edible" and wrote on reverse, "I cooked & served it on an old silver platter. Mrs William Way - whose husband is Rector of Grace Church, was one of the survivors. -Ida Morris Jervey Box 161 - Summeville S.C. Economic Botanical."