Mushrooms Of America, Edible And Poisonous | by Julius A. Palmer
These charts are prepared for popular use, rather than for students of botanical science; all technical terms are, therefore, as far as possible, avoided
| Title | Mushrooms Of America, Edible And Poisonous |
| Author | Julius A. Palmer |
| Publisher | L. Prang &. Co |
| Year | 1888 |
| Copyright | 1888, L. Prang &. Co |
| Amazon | Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous |
General Directions- These charts are prepared for popular use, rather than for students of botanical science; all technical terms are, therefore, as far as possible, avoided. The names mushroom and toadstool are ind...
- Plate I. Agaricus Campestris Et Arvensis, Or Mushroom Proper
- Description Pileus. Dry, silky or downy from the first; globular, margin united to the stem by the veil, then expanded, bell-shaped, at last even flat. Color variable, from white to dark brown. Cu...
- Plate II. Coprinus Comatus, Or Shaggy-Maned Mushroom
- Description PileUs. At first oval and hard; margin then separating from the stem; then equally cylindrical, margin turning black; finally expanded, and decaying by dissolution into inky fluid. Col...
- Plate III. Marasmius Oreades, Or Fairy-Ring Champignon
- Description Pileus. Leathery, tough, and of an equal cream color, pliable when moist; shrivelling, wrinkled, even brittle when dry, changing from the former to the latter with a dew or rain follow...
- Plate IV. Agaricus Cretaceus, Or Chalk Mushroom
- Description Pileus. Pure white, dry at first, nearly globular, then bell-shaped, finally expanded and becoming darker, even smoky in color. In early growth very brittle, cuticle always peeling eas...
- Plate V. Agaricus Procerus, Or Parasol Mushroom
- Description Pileus. Brown from first to last; thick skinned, very scaly and shaggy; at first egg-shaped, then swollen, finally expanded, a little point in the centre becoming prominent; always pli...
- Plate VI. Edible Russulas
- 1, 2. Russula heterophylla. 3. Russula virescens. 4. Russula lepida. 5. Russula alutacea. Description Pileus. Many colored; white, drab, green, purple or bright red; cuticle very thin, peeling...
- Plate VII. Boleti
- 1. Boletus bovinus. 2. Boletus edulis. 3. Boletus scaber. 4. Boletus sub-tomentosus. 5. Boletus chrysenteron. 6. Boletus strobilaceus. Description No. 1. Boletus bovinus. Pileus flat, smooth...
- Plate VII. Lycoperdaceae, Or Puff-Balls
- 1. Lycoperdon giganteum. Giant Puff-Ball. 2. Lycoperdon saccatum. Little Puff-Bail. 3. Lycoperdon gemmatum. Pear-shaped Puff-Ball. There are many varieties corresponding in most points with some...
- Plate IX. Agaricus (Amanita) Vernus, Or Poisonous White Mushroom
- Description Pileus. At first ovate or bulbous, enclosed in the volva, then expanded, always pure white, usually clammy or viscid to the touch; cuticle thin, separable. GiLls. Pure white, unequal, ...
- Plate X. Poisonous Mushrooms Of The Genus Amanita
- 1. Agaricus (Amanita) muscarius. 2, 3. Agaricus (Amanita) phalloides. 4. Agaricus (Amanita) mappa. General Description Of Above Plant when just below the soil enclosed in a volva or wrapper, wh...
- Plate XI. Poisonous Or Suspicious Boleti
- 1. Boletus felleus. Bitter Boletus. 2. Boletus alveolatus, Crimson Boletus. 3, 4. Boletus luridus, Lurid Boletus. Figure 1 above is very much like Figures 2 and 3, Plate VII., of Edible Mushroom...
- Plate XII. Poisonous Or False Champignons
- 1, 2. Agaricus (Naucoria) semi-orbicularis. 3, 4. Agaricus (Stropharia) semi-globatus. 5, 6. Agaricus (Naucoria) pediades. Figure 1 and Figure 2 above are of a small mushroom which grows in lawn...
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