PREFACE 



THE author of this book 

 makes no claim to the discovery 

 of the facts presented. The ma- 

 terial has all been drawn from 

 monographs written by men 

 who have made specialties of 

 the different divisions of fungi. 

 A list of works consulted is 

 given at the close of this book. 

 The plates are reproductions of 

 photographs made by Mr. J. A. 

 Anderson, and coloured by Miss 

 H. C. Anderson. They are as 

 true to nature as it is possible to 

 make them with the best meth- 

 ods of reproduction now known, 

 and by them alone an acquaint- 

 ance with many species may be 

 acquired. 



Many of the cuts have been 

 redrawn by the author from vari- 

 ous reliable sources, and many 

 have been drawn directly from 

 nature. With a few exceptions, 

 the line drawings of sections 

 were made from the specimens 

 photographed. It has been the 

 aim of the author to write a book 

 simple enough to serve as a 

 source of knowledge for the 

 many who, though busy with 

 other pursuits, yet take an in- 

 terest in science and wish to 

 obtain information about the 

 fungi, either for the sake of 

 using them as food, or for the 



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Coprinus comatus 



Courtesy of Agricultural Experiment Station, 

 University. 



See page 90 



