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Originally published in 1900s, this classic mushroom study book has excellent keys to the genera and descriptions of very many species, and provides 230 illustrations from photographs and colored plates. It even has a chapter on how to grow mushrooms and a chapter of recipes for cooking mushrooms.

The purpose of the book is to present the important characters which it is necessary to observe, in an interesting and intelligible way, by presenting life-size photographic reproductions accompanied with plain and accurate descriptions.

By carefully observation of the plant, and comparison with the illustrations and text, one will be able to identify and distinguish the edible mushrooms from those poisonous ones.

"If this book contributes to the general interest in these plants as objects of nature worthy of observation, if it succeeds in aiding those who are seeking information of the edible kinds, and stimulates some students to undertake the advancement of our knowledge of this group, it will serve the purpose the author had in mind in this preparation", said the author.

Contents Covered:

• Form and Characters of the Mushrooms
• Development of the Mushroom
• Fungi and Agarics
• Collection and Preservation of the Fleshy Fungi
• Selection and Preparation of Mushrooms for the Table
• Uses of Mushrooms and Fungi in the Arts
• Cultivation of Mushrooms
• Recipes for Cooking Mushrooms
• Chemistry and Toxicology of the Fungi
• Analytical Keys
• Glossary of Technical Terms
• Index to Genera and Illustrations
• Index to Species

Price: $3.95

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