Sounds like *Amanita muscaria* -- the original magic mushroom... ******************************************************************* Dennis Moser (517) 764-6264 The Computer is incredibly fast, [log in to unmask] accurate, and Stupid. [log in to unmask] Man is unbelievably slow, inaccurate, and Brilliant. -- Leo Cherne ******************************************************************* On Mon, 9 May 1994, Chris wrote: > One recent accession is a "Birthday Greeting" postcard from ca 1910, > made in Germany, A.S.B. shield 319, showing a girl, boy at a well, and > basket full to overflowing with horseshoes, four leaf clovers, and > ==>mushrooms with caps red with white speckles, white stems. The first > two I understand, but what is the significance of the mushrooms??? > > Chris Bobbitt, Curator of Collections > Monroe Co. Historical Museum, Bloomington, IN > [log in to unmask] >