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

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Studies of AmericanFungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc., by GeorgeFrancis Atkinson, et al, Illustrated by F. R. RathbunThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.Author: George Francis AtkinsonRelease Date: August 30, 2008 [eBook #26492]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ISO-8859-1***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STUDIES OF AMERICAN FUNGI. MUSHROOMS, EDIBLE,POISONOUS, ETC.*** E-text prepared by Peter Vachuska, Chuck Greif, Leonard Johnson,and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team(http://www.pgdp.net) PLATE 1.Fig. 1.—Amanita muscaria.Fig. 2.—A. frostiana.Copyright 1900.STUDIES OF AMERICAN FUNGIMUSHROOMSEDIBLE, POISONOUS, ETC.BYGEORGE FRANCIS ATKINSONProfessor of Botany in Cornell University, and Botanist of theCornell University Agricultural Experiment StationRecipes for Cooking Mushrooms, by Mrs. Sarah Tyson RorerChemistry and Toxicology of Mushrooms, by J. F. ClarkWITH 230 ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS BY THEAUTHOR, AND COLORED PLATES BY F. R. RATHBUNSECOND EDITIONprinters logo.NEW YORKHENRY HOLT AND COMPANY1903Copyright, 1900, 1901,BYGEO. F. ATKINSON.INTRODUCTION.Since the issue of my ...