UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 175 



Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



April 29, 1915 



MUSHROOMS AND OTHER COMMON 



FUNGI 



By 



FLORA W. PATTERSON, Mycologist, and VERA K. CHARLES 



Assistant Mycologist, Office of Pathological Collections 



and Inspection Work 



CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 1 



Morphological Structure of Mushrooms 



and Certain other Fungi .... 3 



Descriptions of Species 4 



Agaricaceae 5 



Polyporaceae (Pore Fungi) 37 



Hydnaceffi 43 



Tremellaceae (Jelly Fungi) 44 



Clavariaceae (Coral Fungi) 43 



Page 



Gasteromycetes 47 



Phallaceae (Stinkhorn Fungi) ... 47 



Lycoperdacea? 48 



Sclerodermaceae 52 



Nidulariaceae (Bird's-Nest Fungi) . 52 



Ascomycetes 54 



Poisonous or Suspected Mushrooms . 56 



Glossary 56 



Recipes for Cooking Mushrooms ... 58 



Reference Books Useful to the Amateur 64 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1915 



