atlraclivenoss nnd the l>oaiity of its illustrntioiix, it is 

 written ill ii style well ciilciilatid to win tin- iiRTcst tyro 



or the nio.sl ac(<)iii|>li.slH'(l student of tlie fiiiiKi 



These elear j>lioio(;ni)'li8 and tlie jilaiii deseriptioiis 

 liial<e tlie Uiok esiK.'eially \fthialple for the aiimteiir 

 fui^'us luiiiter. ill jiiekiiiK out the edible from the loi- 

 soiious siieeies of the most eomiiioii kiiKls. The Umik is 

 beaiitiiu! and useful, and \vi 11 titled to help teachers in 

 nature-study, and to nial;e known a elosK of plants use- 

 ful as food." — Eiiuc4itii>niil KiTiriu. 



"A Iniok of positive value is this Inrpe volume, show- 

 iiiR fuiifii oi all varieties known to our meadows and 

 woods. Professor .Atkinson i)oints out not only the need 

 of more knowledfre eoneerniiiK this vast <|"iiantity of 

 edil>le and delieious food, hut also the heHltlifiilness 

 of >;oi:ip out to >:ather it. I'lnin and simple a<lviee is 

 given in llie matter of detecting the safe from the 

 un.si\fe. "—■///»• Otttlt'i'k 



"The author has produced a tniok which is not only an 

 excellent guide to the studv of mushrooms, hut hI.so a 

 work of art. The student oi" iKitany will he interested in 

 tlie fairly comple'e .series of illustrations of the genera 

 of tlie agarics of the I'liited States, while the lay reader 

 will lie altnuted by the excellent cuts and simple de- 

 scriptions for identifying ilie edible and p'oisonous 

 fungi." — Paditiinre Aiiiericnn 



"As ft nature study teacher. I regard Professor Atkin- 

 son's 'Studies of Aiiierican Kungi; Mushrooms. Kdilile, 

 I'oi.-onous, Ktc.,' a book of great iinfiortHiice. \Ve have 

 long needed such a book, which should be popular and 

 not so exiH^nsive as to l)e be\oiul the rcHch of jieople not 

 wealthy. The text of this' look is jvopular as well as 

 Bcieiititic, liut the two hundred sufii'rbphotogriiiilis taken 

 by I*rofes.sor Atkinson himself, mate the look of the 

 prcatest value to ihe nature study student. These )ihoto- 

 CTaphs are not only iMautiful from an artistic slaiiili>oint, 

 but till y show in a marvelous way the structure ami the 

 sjKcitic difTereiices of mushrooms." — ^trs Anna /> Com- 



Stork. n/l/if (.'o'uell L'niTersity l^uri-au of Mature Sttnly. 



"'Studies of American I'lingi' is a jewel considprcd 

 either from a .scientific or a j'ractical standpoint. Few 

 books combine l)oth phases or the suliject as well ns this 

 Ix'autifully illustrated volume does." — /. /*. Kobeits, 



Dim tor ColUgf o^ Agriculture. Cornell Vnhersity. 



"This is a fine work. You may send me another copy." 

 — Mrs, I. M. Allerton. C/iiingo 



"The illustrations are a wonder, natura) size, natural 

 looking. 1 wish you much success with your book."— 

 C \. Kiiigeivity. A'eir Jersey. 



"I am ver>- greaify pleiused with the photocmphs, 

 which in reproductioii have not suffered the loss of those 

 characters which make tlic fleshy fuiipi sjveitically disv- 

 tinct. Mr. W. H. \Vnlmsley w ho has U'cn iiiten-sii'<l in 

 photogr8p)hy all his life has sjioken to me several times 



