PHILIPPINE EDIBLE FUNGI 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



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Fig. 1. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. (Taingang-daga.) 

 Fresh, gelatinous specimen growing on a dead branch of 

 a Canarium. Natural size , 105 



2. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. (Taiiigang-daga.) 



The same specimen as Fig. 1, but dry and hard. Natural 



size 105 



3. Cortinellus shiitake Schrot. Dried mushrooms from Japan. 



Purchased on Manila market. Natural size 107 



4. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. (Taiiigang-daga.) 



Upper surface of a large specimen. Natural size Ill 



5. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. (Taingang-daga.) 



Lower surface of a large specimen. Natural size Ill 



6. Auricularia auricula-judae (Linn.) Schroet. Dried speci- 



mens sent from China and purchased in the markets of 

 Manila and Los Baiios, Philippine Islands 113 



7. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. (Taiiigang-daga.) 



Mass of fungi growing on dead branch. Width of largest 

 specimen is 4 centimeters 115 



8. Auricularia polytricha (Mont.) Sacc. (Taingang-daga.) 



Group of fungi growing on dead stump. Natural size 115 



9. Coprinus confertus Copeland. Deliquescing stage. From 



Copeland, E. B., Bureau of Government Laboratories, 

 Publication No. 28 119 



10. CoprivMS friesii Quelet. Grows on decaying Cocos nucifera 



trunks. Natural size 123 



11. Panaeolus. Different stages of growth 123 



12. Lentinus exilis Kl. growing on decaying stump of bamboo 



(Bambusa spinosa Roxb.). Slightly below natural size.... 125 



13. Lentinus squarrosulus Mont, growing on dead stump. 



Natural size 127 



14. Volvaria esetdenta Bres. Upper surface. Note volva. 



Slightly reduced 128 



15. Volvaria esculenta Bres. Under surface. Note volva. 



Slightly reduced 129 



16. Volvaria esculenta Bres. Sun dried. Slightly reduced 131 



17. Agaricus boltoni Copeland. Natural size. From Copeland, 



E. B., Bureau of Government Laboratories Publication 



No. 28 ■ 133 



18. Agaricus merrillii. Copeland. Natural size. From Cope- 



land, E. B., Bureau of Government Laboratories Publica- 

 tion No. 28 135 



19. Pleurotus ostreatus Jacq. Oyster mushroom. Natural size.. 137 



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