Among the Mushrooms; A Guide for Beginners

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index

CONTENTS
Introduction,
Mushrooms,
Antiquity of Fungi,
Manner of Growth,
Odor,
Duration,
Uses,
Habitat,
Structure and growth,
Mycelium,
The Stem,
The Gills,
The Spores,
The Volva and Veil,
The Tubes or Pores,
Classification of Fungi,
Distinctive Characteristics of Genera.
Hymenomycetes,
Gasteromycetes,
Ascomycetes,
By Color of the Spores,
General Helps to the Memory,
Descriptions of Fungi arranged According to Color of Cap only,
Red or Pink,
Yellow or Orange,
Gray,
Green,
White,
Brown,
Purple or Violet,
Description of Some Familiar Mushrooms, without regard to color,
Direction for Using Keys,
Key to Hymenomycetes,
Key to Polyporei,
Key to Hydnei,
Key to Thelephorei,
Key to Clavariei,
Key to Gasteromycetes and Ascomycetes,
Glossary,
Index to Descriptions of Fungi,
Guide for Determining Genera of Agarics in four Tables