Mushroom Handbook

The Mushroom Handbook is a comprehensive guide for mushroom enthusiasts, including a wealth of fascinating and useful information complete with photographs and illustrations by the author. Originally published in 1947, this text continues to be immensely useful to mycologists today, and comprises timeless information that will greatly appeal to anyone with an interest in the taxonomy, science, and usefulness of fungi. Chapters contained herein include: Field Study of Mushrooms and Other Fungi; Conditions under which Mushrooms Grow and Thrive; Forest Types in New York State, with Reference to Distribution of the Other Fungi; How to Collect, Study, and Prepare Mushrooms for the Herbarium; Life History and General Characteristics of Mushrooms; and many more. We are proud to republish this antiquarian text here complete with a new prefatory introduction to the topic in the hope that its valuable contents can be read and enjoyed by future generations.

Publisher: Home Farm Books
Published: 11/24/2010
Pages: 582
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.44d
ISBN: 9781528771979