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THE MUSHROOM 



EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE 



ITS HABITAT AND ITS TIME OF GROWTH 



PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS 



NEARLY ALL THE COMMON SPECIES 



A GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF MUSHROOMS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE 



EDIBLE AND POISONOUS VARIETIES, WITH A VIEW OF OPENING UP 



TO THE STUDENT OF NATURE A WIDE FIELD OF USEFUL 



AND INTERESTING KNOWLEDGE 



BY 



M. E. HARD, M. A. 



Superintendent of Public Instruction 

 Kirkwood, Mo. 



THE OHIO LIBRARY CO: 



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