Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc., by George Francis Atkinson, et al

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Atkinson, George Francis, 1854-1918

Title

Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.

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E-text prepared by Peter Vachuska, Chuck Greif, Leonard Johnson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team ( www.pgdp.net)

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English

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QK: Science: Botany

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Mushrooms

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26492

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Release Date

August 30, 2008

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Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.STUDIES OF AMERICAN FUNGI — MUSHROOMS — EDIBLE, POISONOUS, ETC.
2. 2.INTRODUCTION. — SECOND EDITION.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS. — CORRECTIONS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. — FORM AND CHARACTERS OF THE MUSHROOM.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. — DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSHROOM.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. — GILL BEARING FUNGI: AGARICACEAE. [A] — FOOTNOTES:
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. — THE PURPLE-BROWN-SPORED AGARICS. [B] — AGARICUS Linn. (PSALLIOTA Fr.) — HYPHOLOMA Fr. — STROPHARIA Fr. — FOOTNOTES:
8. 8.CHAPTER V. — THE BLACK-SPORED AGARICS. — COPRINUS Pers. — PANAEOLUS Fr. — PSATHYRELLA Fr. — GOMPHIDIUS Fr.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. — THE WHITE-SPORED AGARICS. — AMANITA Pers. — AMANITOPSIS Roze. — LEPIOTA Fr. — ARMILLARIA Fr. — TRICHOLOMA Fr. — CLITOCYBE Fr. — COLLYBIA Fr. — MYCENA Fr. — OMPHALIA Fr. — PLEUROTUS Fr. — HYGROPHORUS Fries. — LACTARIUS Fr. — RUSSULA Pers. — CANTHARELLUS Adanson. — MARASMIUS Fr. — LENTINUS Fr. — SCHIZOPHYLLUM Fr. — TROGIA Fr.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. — THE ROSY-SPORED AGARICS. — PLUTEUS Fr. — VOLVARIA Fr. — CLITOPILUS Fr. — ENTOLOMA Fr. — LEPTONIA Fr. — ECCILIA Fr. — CLAUDOPUS W. Smith.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. — THE OCHRE-SPORED AGARICS. — PHOLIOTA Fr. — NAUCORIA Fr. — GALERA Fr. — FLAMMULA Fr. — HEBELOMA Fr. — INOCYBE Fr. — TUBARIA W. Smith. — CREPIDOTUS Fr. — CORTINARIUS Fr. — BOLBITIUS Fries. — PAXILLUS Fr.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. — THE TUBE-BEARING FUNGI. POLYPORACEAE. — BOLETUS Dill. — FISTULINA Bull.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. — HEDGEHOG FUNGI: HYDNACEAE. — HYDNUM Linn.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. — CORAL FUNGI: CLAVARIACEAE. — CLAVARIA Vaill.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. — THE TREMBLING FUNGI: TREMELLINEAE. — TREMELLA Dill. — GYROCEPHALUS Pers.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. — THELEPHORACEAE.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. — PUFF-BALLS: LYCOPERDACEAE. — LYCOPERDON Tourn.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. — THE STINK-HORN FUNGI: PHALLOIDEAE Fries. — DICTYOPHORA Desvaux.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. — MORELS, CUP-FUNGI, HELVELLAS, ETC.: DISCOMYCETES. — MORCHELLA Dill. — HELVELLA L. — THE TRUE CUP-FUNGI.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVII. — COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE FLESHY FUNGI.
21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII. — SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF MUSHROOMS FOR THE TABLE.
22. 22.CHAPTER XIX. — USES OF MUSHROOMS. [C] — FUNGI IN THE ARTS. — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.CHAPTER XX. — CULTIVATION OF MUSHROOMS. — THE CAVE CULTURE OF MUSHROOMS IN AMERICA. — THE HOUSE CULTURE OF MUSHROOMS. — CURING THE MANURE. — MAKING UP THE BEDS. — WHAT SPAWN IS. — SPAWNING THE BEDS. — THREE METHODS SUGGESTED FOR GROWING MUSHROOMS IN CELLARS AND SHEDS. — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER XXI. — RECIPES FOR COOKING MUSHROOMS. — AGARICUS. [E] — COPRINUS COMATUS and COPRINUS ATRAMENTARIUS. — COPRINUS MICACEUS. — LEPIOTA. — OYSTER MUSHROOMS (Pleurotus). — RUSSULA. — LACTARII. — BEEFSTEAK SMOTHERED WITH MUSHROOMS. — BOLETI. — HYDNUM. — CLAVARIA. — PUFF-BALLS. — MORCHELLA. — GENERAL RECIPES. — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER XXII. — CHEMISTRY AND TOXICOLOGY OF MUSHROOMS. — Table I. — Table II.
26. 26.CHAPTER XXIII. — DESCRIPTION OF TERMS APPLIED TO CERTAIN STRUCTURAL CHARACTERS OF MUSHROOMS.
27. 27.CHAPTER XXIV. — ANALYTICAL KEYS. — CLASS FUNGI. — SUB-CLASS BASIDIOMYCETES. [F] — HYMENOMYCETES. — FAMILY AGARICACEAE. — THE WHITE-SPORED AGARICS. — THE OCHRE-SPORED AGARICS. — THE ROSY-SPORED AGARICS. — THE BROWN-SPORED AGARICS. — THE BLACK-SPORED AGARICS. — GLOSSARY OF THE MORE TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN THIS WORK. — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.INDEX OF GENERA, AND ILLUSTRATIONS.
29. 29.INDEX TO SPECIES.
30. 30.Transcriber's Notes:

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