CONTENTS.
Transcriber’s Note:
The structure of the Table of Contents does not correspond perfectly to the book itself, but all page numbers are correct.
| PAGE |
| [
Introduction,] | 13 |
| [
Mushrooms,] | 23 |
| [
Antiquity of Fungi,] | 23 |
| [
Manner of Growth,] | 24 |
| [
Odor,] | 26 |
| [
Duration,] | 27 |
| [
Uses,] | 27 |
| [
Habitat,] | 28 |
| [
Structure and growth,] | 29 |
| [
Mycelium,] | 31 |
| [
The Stem,] | 34 |
| [
The Gills,] | 34 |
| [
The Spores,] | 36 |
| [
The Volva and Veil,] | 37 |
| [
The Tubes or Pores,] | 38 |
| [
Classification of Fungi,] | 39 |
| [
Distinctive Characteristics of Genera.] | |
| [
Hymenomycetes,] | 41 |
| [
Gasteromycetes,] | 59 |
| [
Ascomycetes,] | 64 |
| [
By Color of the Spores,] | 72 |
| [
General Helps to the Memory,] | 68 |
|
[
Descriptions of Fungi arranged According to Color of Cap only,
] | 77 |
| [
Red or Pink,] | 77 |
| [
Yellow or Orange,] | 88 |
| [
Gray,] | 100 |
| [
Green,] | 106 |
| [
White,] | 107 |
| [
Brown,] | 115 |
| [
Purple or Violet,] | 129 |
|
[
Description of Some Familiar Mushrooms, without regard to color,
] | 131 |
| [
Direction for Using Keys,] | 147 |
| [
Key to Hymenomycetes,] | 149 |
| [
Key to Polyporei,] | 152 |
| [
Key to Hydnei,] | 152 |
| [
Key to Thelephorei,] | 152 |
| [
Key to Clavariei,] | 153 |
| [
Key to Gasteromycetes and Ascomycetes,] | 153 |
| [
Glossary,] | 155 |
| [
Index to Descriptions of Fungi,] | 161 |
|
[
Guide for Determining Genera of Agarics in four Tables,
] | 165 |