Edible and poisonous mushrooms : what to eat and what to avoid . With eighteen coloured plates illustrating forty-eight species / [M.C. Cooke] ; published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.

  • Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt), 1825-1914.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Edible and poisonous mushrooms : what to eat and what to avoid . With eighteen coloured plates illustrating forty-eight species / [M.C. Cooke] ; published under the direction of the General Literature Committee. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Edible Boletus is the type. One other example, that of the Hedgehog Mushroom, illustrates a type in which the gills, or pores, are replaced by teeth, or spines, which beset the whole of the under surface of the pileus, or cap. These three groups may be distinguished from each other by features which are distinct and unmistakable, so that there need not to be a moment’s hesitation in their application. The few additional forms which do not conform to any of these groups need not be mentioned here, but will be described hereafter under their separate names. Reverting to the original definition, in which a stem and pileus, or cap, are the two elements, we must remark that, in the gill-bearing fungi, this stem may have a ring or collar surrounding it near the apex, or the ring may be entirely absent. This is an important feature in the discrimination of species, since it forms a part of the specific character. It is present in the Common Mushroom, but it is absent in the