60 THE AMERICAN BOTANIST. 



descriptions in which one new species is describecL 

 Twent\'-four colored plates of orchids and man3' others in 

 black and white from photographs of plants that grow 

 with the orchids add value to the book. (New York, G. 

 P. Putnam's Son, 1904-.) 



About four years ago, Capt. Charles Mcllvaine issued 

 a remarkable work on fungi which was the result of some 

 twent3^ years of observation and study of the edible 

 species. Beginning as a novice in fungus eating, he has 

 gradually extended his experiments until he has eaten 

 more than five hundred different kinds of mushrooms or 

 toad-stools. His book, "One Thousand American Fungi," 

 can not be criticised b_v the scientist, but it is nevertheless 

 not intended for a scientific handbook. It is written prin- 

 cipally for mushroom collectors and mushroom eaters and 

 the cc rdiality with which it has been received is attested 

 by the fact that already a new edition has been made 

 necessary. This edition comprising more than seven hun- 

 dred and fifty large octavo pages, and describing upwards 

 of a thousand conspicuous, edible or poisonous species has 

 recently been issued from the press of The Bowen-AIerrill 

 Co. of Indianapolis. It is not too much to say that in 

 richness of illust.ration, exactness of description and extent 

 of the field covered, this volume has no equal in the field of 

 American Mixology. Capt. Mcllvaine has brought to the 

 work not only the enthusiasm of the genuine Mycophag- 

 ist but an eye trained to seeing other things besides fungi 

 and a pen able to present them attractively. For the bene- 

 fit of those who may be accidentally^ poisoned by inedible 

 fungi, he has presented a chapter on "Toad-stool Poison- 

 ing and Its Treatment" by Dr. W. S. Carter. A large 

 number of recipes for cooking, contributed by authorities, 

 is included and the volume ends with one of the most 

 extensive and helpful glossaries to be found anywhere. 

 There are one hundred and eighty-two plates, many of 

 them colored and various other illustrations in the text. 

 The original edition sold for $10.00; this new one 

 brought up to date, costs $5.00. Its vast amount of 

 information will make it afavorite with all eaters of fungi. 



