The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise / Its Habitat and its Time of GrowthMiron Elisha Hard
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise / Its Habitat and its Time of Growth
Miron Elisha Hard
Essays
Book language: English
610 pages
A guide to mushrooms published in 1908, with photographic illustrations and essays on their habitats and time of growth. It focuses on edible and poisonous species, offering practical knowledge for students of nature. A useful resource for mushroom enthusiasts and botanists.
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Opening of the book
Figure 1.
Plate I. Figure 1.—Hydnum Erinaceum.
Original Specimen 20 × 16. Found on Mt. Logan near Chillicothe, Ohio.
THE MUSHROOM
EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE
ITS HABITAT AND ITS TIME OF GROWTH
WITH
PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS
OF
NEARLY ALL THE COMMON SPECIES
A GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF MUSHROOMS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE
EDIBLE AND POISONOUS VARIETIES, WITH A VIEW OF OPENING UP
TO THE STUDENT OF NATURE A WIDE FIELD OF USEFUL
AND INTERESTING KNOWLEDGE
BY
M. E. HARD, M. A.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Kirkwood, Mo.
THE OHIO LIBRARY CO. DISTRIBUTORS COLUMBUS, OHIO Press of THE NEW FRANKLIN PRINTING CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO. Halftones by Bucher Engraving Co. Copyright 1908 by the MUSHROOM PUBLISHING COMPANY Columbus, Ohio (All rights reserved) AUTHOR'S EDITION No.____ Author's Photograph. TO MY WIFE Whose thorough knowledge of plant life, and whose patience in preserving fungal specimens— sometimes beautiful but often odorous—scattered from the back porch to the author's library, whose eyes, quick to detect structural differences, and whose kindly and patient help have been a constant benediction, this work's inscribed.
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