CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Preface ... ..... v 



Chapter 



I. — How TO Collect and Examine Mushrooms . i 



II. — GiLLED Mushrooms, Their Propagation and 



Structure ...... 7 



III. — How TO Use the Key. Table of Features 

 OF GiLLED Mushrooms Used in Their 

 Identification ..... 19 



IV. — Key to Common Gilled Mushrooms Pictorial 



Key to Genera ..... 29 



V. — Descriptions of Genera and Species of Com- 

 mon Gilled Mushrooms .... 123 



VI. — Mushrooms as Food ..... 265 



VII. — Mushrooms as Food and General Directions 



FOR Preparing and Cooking Them . . 277 



VIII. — Special Recipes for Preparing Various 

 Species of Edible Gilled Mushrooms 

 FOR THE Table ..... 285 



IX. — Glossary 303 



X. — Names of Gilled Mushrooms in the Key with 

 Translations of Their Botanical Names, 

 Their Derivation and Pronunciation . 313 



Index 321 



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