Studies of American Fungi

Studies of American Fungi

George Francis Atkinson, American botanist and mycologist (1854 – 1918)


This ebook presents «Studies of American Fungi», from George Francis Atkinson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.


Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Introduction

- Form And Characters Of The Mushroom

- Development Of The Mushroom

- Gill Bearing Fungi – Agaricaceae

- The Purple-brown-spored Agarics

- The Black-spored Agarics

- The White-spored Agarics

- The Rosy-spored Agarics

- The Ochre-spored Agarics

- The Tube-bearing Fungi - Polyporaceae

- Hedgehog Fungi – Hydnaceae

- Coral Fungi – Clavariaceae

- The Trembling Fungi – Tremellineae

- Thelephoraceae

- Puff-balls - Lycoperdaceae

- The Stink-horn Fungi - Phalloideae Fries

- Morels, Cup-fungi, Helvellas, Etc – Discomycetes

- Collection And Preservation Of The Fleshy Fungi

- Selection And Preparation Of Mushrooms For The Table

- Uses Of Mushrooms

- Cultivation Of Mushrooms

- Recipes For Cooking Mushrooms

- Chemistry And Toxicology Of Mushrooms

- Description Of Terms Applied To Certain Structural Characters Of Mushrooms

- Analytical Keys