Studies and Illustrations of Mushrooms, by George F. Atkinson, 
are published as Bulletins of the Cornell University Agricultural Experi¬ 
ment Station. No. I (Bulletin 138), 30 pp., 26 figures, treats fully 
Agaricus campestris (with illustrations of microscopic details), Lepiota 
fiaucifia, and Amanita phalloides. No. II (Bulletin 168), 26 pp., 15 
figures, treats in detail with beautiful figures the three commonest species 
of Coprinus. These bulletins are free to residents of New York State. 
If continued with the same fullness and care, this series will take preced¬ 
ence over other publications of this particular nature. 25 cts. 
Mushrooms and Their Use, by C. H. Peck, 80 pp., 32 cuts, reprinted 
from the Cultivator and Country Gentleman of Albany, N. Y. (May 
31-Sept. 20, 1894), is an introductory text which has proved- of great 
use to the novice. Under the principal genera the commonest species, 
about 100 in all, are treated simply, with ample detail, from a systematic 
standpoint. The author’s long experience in investigating the edible 
qualities of our native mushrooms gives his remarks peculiar value. 
Published by the Cambridge Botanical Supply Company. 50 cts. 
Reports of the State Botanist of New York, by C. PI. Peck. 
In these reports, which have been appearing annually for thirty years, 
special attention has always been paid to the edibility of the fungi 
described or noted as occurring in New York State. The earlier reports 
are now difficult or impossible to obtain, but the most valuable informa¬ 
tion for popular use has been collected in the more recent reports and 
published in company with a continuous series of colored illustrations. 
Those of special interest are: 
The 48TH (for 1894), 134 pp., 43 plates, which contains, rewritten, the 
substance of the author’s articles on Mushrooms and Their Use, with col¬ 
ored illustrations of 69 species. The special edition of this report is said 
to be practically exhausted, but the text can still be obtained in the 
Report of the New York State Museum for 1894, published in 1895, 
Vol. 1, with plates separate as Vol. 3, and is advertised, with other 
museum reports since 1892, at 75 cents a volume. Quarto edition, $5.00. 
The 49TH (for 1895), 14 pp., 6 plates, illustrating 14 species and varie¬ 
ties. 75 cts. 
The 51ST (for 1897), 18 pp., S plates, illustrating 19 species and varie¬ 
ties. Published at 40 cts. 50 cts. 
The 52ND (for 1898), 16 pp., 5 plates, illustrating 13 species and varie¬ 
ties, has recently appeared as Bulletin Vol. 5, No. 25. Published at 40 
cts. 50 cts. 
N. B. In the case of these reports the number of pages given is of those that accompany the 
plates. 
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Our Edible Toadstools and Mushrooms, by W. H. Gibson, 337 
pp., 38 plates, and many figures; a readable book, which has proved in¬ 
teresting and serviceable, and has had a large sale. If a person has only 
the price of this book to spend on the literature of mushrooms, he would 
be wise to buy instead those of Cooke, Michael, and Peck, already men¬ 
tioned. $7.50. 
Student’s Handbook of Mushrooms of America, by Thomas 
Taylor, 120 pp., 26 plates, largely colored. Contains much detailed 
information about particular species, and also in regard to structure and 
classification. $3.00. 
Moulds, Mildews, and Mushrooms, by L. M. Underw-ood, 227 pp., 
10 plates, is a “guide to the study of the fungi and mycetozoa and their 
literature.” This work gives a general survey of the field, treating of 
the relations of fungi to other plants; of their reproduction, constit¬ 
uents, and habits; of the characteristics of the principal groups of 
fungi, with keys to assist in the discrimination of genera, and often 
brief notes on conspicuous species ; of the study of mycology in gen- 
