MUSHROOMS 



up in clusters or circles, especially in damp weather, or 

 after a heavy rain. Even the garden is not free from 

 them, and they are often found in damp cellars and 

 mines. Sawdust is also a favorite place for fungi to grow. 

 It is not their coloring alone that makes mush- 

 rooms so pretty. They are found in all sorts of odd 

 shapes, as umbrellas, balls, nests, cups, clubs, stars, 



Different Shapes of Mushrooms. 



shells, and hemispheres. The picture shows you some 

 of these. But there are other forms that are less 

 pleasing. The mildew on linen, the mold on bread, 

 the rust and smut that spoil grain and corn, are forms 

 of fungi which we do not like. 



The mushrooms found in the woods and fields feed 

 upon decaying wood and leaves. They must have food 

 on which to grow, just as we must have food to make 



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