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I took a number of mushrooms to
the botanist Guy Nearing,
and asked him to name
them for me.
He did.
On my way home,
I began to doubt whether one
particular mushroom
was what he had
called it.
When I got home I got out
my books and came to the
conclusion that Guy Nearing had
made a mistake.
The next time I saw
him I told him all
about this and he said,
“There are so many
Latin names rolling around in
my head that sometimes
the wrong one comes out.”
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