To the Reader kind, gentle, or other, to whom,
in the hopes of continued grace and well-being
The Frontispiece and the chapter on "The Deadly Amanita"
is herewith particularly referred with the Author's Solicitude
"Forewarned is Forearmed"
"_For those who do hunger after the earthlie excrescences called
mushrooms_."--GERARDE.
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(3) Throughout the dialogues, there were words used to mimic accents
of the speakers. Those words were retained as written.
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paragraphs and so that they are next to the text they illustrate.
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Contents
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INTRODUCTION 1
THE DEADLY AMANITA 43
THE AGARICACEÆ 77
THE POLYPOREI 181
MISCELLANEOUS FUNGI 231
SPORE-PRINTS 277
RECIPES 299
BIBLIOGRAPHY 325
INDEX 329
List of Plates
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1. The Deadly "Amanita" _Frontispiece_
2. Mycelium, and early vegetation of a mushroom 45
3. Amanita vernus--development 49
4. Agaricus (Amanita) muscarius 55
5. Agaricus campestris 83
6. Agaricus campestris--various forms of 89
7. Agaricus gambosus 99
8. Marasmius oreades. "Fairy-ring" 105
9. Poisonous Champignons.
_M. urens--M. peronatus_ 111
10. Agaricus procerus 117
11. Agaricus (Russula) virescens 123
12. Edible Russulæ.
_R. heterophylla--R. alutacea--R. lepida_ 131
13. Russula emetica 139
14. Agaricus ostreatus 145
15. Agaricus ulmarius 151
16. Coprinus comatus 157
17. Coprinus atramentarius 163
18. Lactarius deliciosus 169
19. Cantharellus cibarius 175
20. Boletus edulis 187
21. Boletus scaber 193
22. Edible Boleti.
_B. subtomentosus--B. chrysenteron_ 199
23. Strobilomyces strobilaceus 205
24. Suspicious Boleti.
_B. felleus--B. alveolatus_ 211
25. Fistulina hepatica 217
26. Polyporus sulphureus 225
27. Hydnum repandum 235
28. Hydnum caput-medusæ 241
29. Hydnum caput-medusæ--habitat 243
30. Clavaria formosa 251
31. Various forms of Clavaria 253
32. Morchella esculenta 259
33. Helvella crispa 265
34. A group of Puff-balls 271
35. Spore-surface and spore-print of Agaricus 283
36. Spore-surface and spore-print of
Polyporus (_Boletus_) 285
37. Spore-print of Amanita muscarius 289
38. Action of slight draught on spores 291
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[Illustration: _Introduction_]
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