MUSHROOM GROWING 



tion with the roots of the same plants, but 

 when found under Artemisia herba-alba, the 

 latter proved to be injured almost in direct 

 proportion to the size of the terfas pro- 

 duced. It is probable that in hunting for 

 these plants also the keen scent of the dog 

 would be advantageous. 



Use and quality. Terfas are used with 

 meats as one would use mushrooms, or they 

 may be prepared by many of the methods 

 used for white potatoes. The writer was 

 much interested to find that the terfas are 

 indeed considered an important article of 

 food ; and in the movements of native tribes 

 in the past terfas fields were given due con- 

 sideration. 



These fungi are unusually rich in pro- 

 teins and the analyses compare favorably 

 with those of truffles in this regard. The 

 terfas possess a rich flavor and mealy tex- 

 ture, yet they possess only to a degree the 

 deliciousness of the cultivated mushroom 

 or the pervading aroma and fragrance of 



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