The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise / Its Habitat and its Time of Growth

CONTENTS

Introduction by Dr. W. A. Kellerman		vii
Preface		ix
Chapter I.	Why Study Mushrooms?	1
	Mushrooms and Toadstools	3
	What Any One May Eat	4
	How to Preserve Mushrooms	5
	Terms Used	5
	What Is a Fungus or a Mushroom?	10
	Six Groups of Mushrooms	12
	Group I—Hymenomycetes	13
	Family I—AgaricaceÆ	13
	Spore Prints	14
	Analytical Key	16
Chapter II.	The White-Spored Agarics	20
Chapter III.	The Rosy-Spored Agarics	236
Chapter IV.	The Rusty-Spored Agarics	257
Chapter V.	The Purple-Brown-Spored Agarics	307
Chapter VI.	The Black-Spored Agarics	331
Chapter VII.	PolyporaceÆ. Tube-Bearing Fungi	350
Chapter VIII.	Fungi With Teeth	432
Chapter IX.	ThelephoraceÆ	450
Chapter X.	ClavariaceÆ—Coral Fungi	459
Chapter XI.	Tremellini	477
Chapter XII.	Ascomycetes—Spore-Sac Fungi	485
Chapter XIII.	NidulariaceÆ—Bird's Nest Fungi	517
Chapter XIV.	Group Gastromycetes	522
Chapter XV.	LycoperdaceÆ—Puff-Balls	531
Chapter XVI.	SphÆriaceÆ	573
Chapter XVII.	Myxomycetes	577
Chapter XVIII.	Recipes for Cooking Mushrooms	582
Chapter XIX.	How to Grow Mushrooms	586
Glossary		595
A Brief History of Mycologists		598

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