CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction . ...... 45:> 



How toadstools (inchiding mushrooms) grow 454 



Characteristic modifications of fungi . 455 



Edible gill-bearing fungi and rules for their determination 455 



The common mushroom 456 



Poisonous species resembling the common mushroom ... 457 



The fly agaric 457 



The deadly agaric 458 



Differences between the common mushroom and the fly and deadly agarics. 459 



Varieties of the common mushroom and closely related edible species 460 



The horse mushroom 460 



Hypholoma appendiculatum 461 



The horsetail fungus 461 



Less common edible fungi 463 



Parasol fungus, chanterelle, and fairy- ring fungus. 463 



Fungi with milky juice 464 



Species for the expert only . , 464 



The oyster fungus 464 



Tube-bearing fungi 465 



The beefsteak fungus 466 



Teeth-bearing fungi 467 



Some other edible forms 467 



Morels and truffles 467 



Puffballs... 468 



Summary _ 469 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Plate XXI. — Common field mushroom (Agaricus campestris) , edible 456 



XXII. — Fly agaric {Amanita muscaria) , poisonous 456 



XXIII. — Deadly agaric {Amanita phalloides) , poisonous 458 



XXIV. — Horse mushroom {Agaricus arvensis) , edible 460 



XXV.— Horsetail fungus ( Coprinus comatus) , edible 460 



XXVI. — Parasol fungus {Lepiota procera) , edible 463 



XXVIl, — Chanterelle {Cantharellus cibarius), edible, and fairy-ring 



iungns {Marasini as oreades) , edible .. . ., ... 463 



XXVni.— Boletus suhlutevs, edible 464 



XXIX. — Clavaria ffava and Morel {MorcheUa esculent a) , both edible . . 466 



XXX. — Puffball {Lycoperdon cyathiforme) , edible 468 



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