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Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi / How to select and cook the edible; how to distinguish and avoid the poisonous, with full botanic descriptions. Toadstool poisons and their treatment, instructions to students, recipes for cooking, etc., etc.

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By Charles McIlvaine
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The guide presents detailed botanical descriptions and identification keys for roughly one thousand North American fungi, arranged by genera and illustrated with colored plates and charts. It explains macroscopic features such as cap, gills, ring, volva, and growth stages, offers criteria to distinguish edible species from poisonous lookalikes, and summarizes known toxins and first-aid and treatment measures. Practical sections cover methods for collecting and preparing mushrooms, cooking recipes, and instructional material for students of mycology. Emphasis is on careful field identification, avoidance of dangerous species, and clear visual references to assist amateurs and collectors.

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Title: Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi

Author: Charles McIlvaine

Robert K. Macadam

Release date: March 8, 2016 [eBook #51393]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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GIFTS OF FOREST AND FIELD.

TOADSTOOLS, MUSHROOMS, FUNGI
EDIBLE AND POISONOUS
ONE THOUSAND
AMERICAN FUNGI

Revised Edition
HOW TO SELECT AND COOK THE EDIBLE; HOW TO
DISTINGUISH AND AVOID THE POISONOUS
WITH FULL BOTANIC DESCRIPTIONS
By CHARLES McILVAINE
PRESIDENT PHILADELPHIA MYCOLOGICAL CENTER, HONORARY MEMBER SALEM COUNTY AND
GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J., MEDICAL SOCIETIES
AND
ROBERT K. MACADAM
TOADSTOOL POISONS AND THEIR TREATMENT, INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS,
RECIPES FOR COOKING, ETC., ETC.
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