Acknowledgments,40.Agaricaceæ, order of the,77.Agaricini,75-178;botanical characters of,79.Agarics, edible,80-178;Curtis's list of,9-12.Agaricus,43-44;vegetation of,44-47,85-92,107;botanical characters of,77-79,283.Agaricus, species of:——Amanita, see Amanita;——arvensis,85,91;epicurean opinions of,94;——campestris,9,13,21,24,80-95,307, 308,321;the "Mushroom,"16-22;variations in,89-93;spore-print of,283;——candicans,86;——euosmus,147;——fusipes,299;——gambosus,95-101;to cook,313;——heterophylla, see Russula;——Marasmius oreades,101-108;——melleus,10,28;——orcella,300;——ostreatus,10,26,141-148,303,307;——pratensis,91;——procerus,10,86-87,113-119,312,321;——ruber,300;——ulmarius,10,26, 27,148-154,303,312;——vaporarius,91;——villaticus,91;——virescens,300.See, also, Russula, Coprinus, Lactarius, Chantarelle, and Marasmius.Agrippina, victim of Amanita,59.Amanita, genus of, readily identified,2,23,74,273.—— Botanical characters of,29,33,41-51,79,273.—— The cup or volva in,29,33,47-48,57,74,273.—— Vegetation and development of,44-45,74;the veil or shroud of,48.—— Fatalities from eating,2,15,29,60;a dangerous enemy,15,23,29;"silver test" upon,26;effect of salt and heat upon,29.——Poison of,48,60;chemical nature of poison of,48,61;Czar Alexis,52;Agrippina,59;intoxication from,59-60;dipsomaniacs,59-60;isolation of poison of,61;absorption of poison of, by contact and odor,30,69;diagnosis and treatment of poison of,38-39;antidote for poison of,61-68;report of a case of poisoning by,63-66;poison of, extracted by vinegar,71.Amanita, Poisonous species of:——vernus,17,25,51;——muscarius,51,73;spore-print of,289,291;——phalloides,51,74.—— Edible species of,73;Cæsarea,rubescens,strobiliformis,9,12,48.Amanitine,60; antidote,62.Alexis, Czar, victim of Amanita,52.America and Europe, comparative appreciation of fungi in,299.American and European fungi identical,12.American mycophagists,8-9,15.Antidotes for mushroom poisoning,62,67-68.Ants attacked by fungi,295.Asciin fungi,256.Ascomycetes,256.Asiatic Russia, Amanita dipsomaniacs of,59.Bacterium bacillus,7-8.Badham, Dr. C. D., quoted, xii.,12-13,40,177,189,237,246,299,301,306,310,316.Bibliography, No. 11, 326.Baked mushrooms,311-313.Basket for gathering mushrooms,36."Beefsteak" mushroom,11,27,213-217,303;to cook,314;as salad,319.Bees and wasps,36.Beetles infesting fungi,37.Belladonna. See Atropine.Berkeley, Rev. M. J., variations in Campestris,40,91;quoted,107,237,246,294,301.Bibliography, Nos. 13 and 16, 326.Bibliography—American,325;English,326;French,327.Bitter Boletus,208.Blights,7.Blue mould,78.Blue-stain Boleti,196.Boleti,182-213;botanical characters of,181-184,285;hawk fed upon,302;fritters of,314;soup of,314;to dry,321.Boletus, characters of,182;various edible,10,26,182-213;spore-print of,285.Boletus,——alveolatus,183,201,208;——castaneus,10;——chrysenteron,195-201;——collinitus,10;——cyanescens,201,207;cone-like,202;——edulis,10,13,16,18,189-190,300;artificial cultivation of,86;crimson,213;——elegans,10;——felleus,207-213;——flavidus,10;——granulatus,10;——luteus,10;——satanas,207-208;——scaber,10,191-195;——subtomentosus,10,26,183,195;blue stain of,196,201,207;——strobilomyces,202-207;spore-print of,281;——versipellis,10.Botanical discrimination,31-32.—— discrimination of Amanita. See Amanita.Boudier, Emile.Bibliography, No. 28, 327.Bovista nigrescens,10.——plumbea,10.Broiled mushrooms,308.Bubbola maggiore.See Pasture Mushroom.Bulbosine,60.Campestris. See Agaricus.Cantharellus,——cibarius,10,27,172-178,300;——aurantiacus,178;to cook,310;drying of,321.Caterpillar fungi,295.Catsup, Mushroom,320.Champignon"Fairy-Ring,"27,87,95;to cook,309;dried,321.—— Poisonous,108,113.Chantarelle. See Cantharellus."Chef à la mode," the,305.Chemical analysis of fungi,14,302.Chestnut-burr fungus,294.Chestnut tongue. See Fistulina.Chicken flavor in mushrooms,303,316.Chinese caterpillar fungus,296.Cicada fungus,295.Classification of fungi,77-78.Claudius, Emperor, poisoned,59.Clavariei,231,247-256.Clavaria, Various,10-11;amethystina,fastigiata,flava,rugosa,stricta,umbrina,255;——botrytis,256;——formosa,247;to cook,317;used as salad,319;to dry,322.Club fungi. See Clavaria.Cogomelos.See Pasture Mushroom.Colored plates of the book,39.Coniomycetes,78.Consommé from mushrooms,315.Cooke, Rev. Dr. M. C.,40,59,214,237,273,295,306-307,313,315.Bibliography, Nos. 12, 16, 17, 326; No. 18, 327.Cooking fungi,72,306-322.Coprinus,87;to dry,321;——atramentarius,11,27-28,161,163;——comatus,11,87,154-160.Coral fungi. See Clavaria.Cordier, F. S.,246,248,306,319.Bibliography, No. 25, 327.Correspondents,2-6.Cortinarius castaneus,cinnamomeus,violaceus,11.Cosmopolitan fungi,12.Coulemelle.See Pasture Mushroom.Crimson Boletus,213.Cryptogamia, the,7.Crystals on drying fungi,227.Culinary "treatment" of fungi,72,214,304.Cultivation of mushrooms,85-86.Bibliography, No. 8, 325; No. 23, 327."Cup," the, in Amanita,29,33,47-48,57,74,273.Currie, Dr., on Amanita poison,60.Curtis, Rev. M. A., pioneer American mycophagist,9,32,40.Curtis's, Rev. M. A., list of edible mushrooms,9-12; quoted,219,245,301,318.Bibliography, No. 1, 325.Cystidium, the,77,256.Deadly mushrooms and toadstools,2-3,43-74.Deaths by fungi,43,61.Decaying fungi,6,25,30,278.Delagrave, C. 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G.Bibliography, No. 9, 326."Fish mushroom,"154,303,312.Fistulina hepatica,11,26-27,213,299,303;to cook,314;as salad,319.Fly, Fungus attacking,295.Fly-poison, Amanita,27,51-52,72.SeeAmanita muscarius.Food, Fungi as,8,13-15,35,221,245,299-323."Foxfire,"227.France, Fungus-eaters of,14.Fried mushrooms,313-318.Fries, Fungologist,268.Fritters of fungi,314,318.Fungi.See, also, Toadstools, Mushrooms, and Moulds.—— by mail,4-5.—— Chemical constituents of,14,302.—— Classification of,77-78.—— Common tests for "Edible," and their reputation,17-21,24-29.—— Coral. See Clavaria.—— Crystals on,227.—— Cultivation of,85,88.Bibliography, No. 8, 325; No. 23, 327.—— Desiccation of,119,246,262,301,310,321.—— Economic,7,13.—— Edible. See Agaricus Boletus, Clavarei, Fistulina, Helvella, Morel, Mushroom, and Puff-balls.—— Fastidiousness in vegetation,86-88,294.—— Gill-bearing (Agarics),78,178.—— Hawk fed upon,302.—— Hygrometric properties of,119.—— Insects infesting,25,29,34,36-38,135.—— List of works on,325.—— Medical,277.—— Menu for fungus repast,323.—— Miscellaneous,231-274.—— Mycelium, or spawn, of,44-45,77,85,88,92,107.—— Number of species of,6,30,60.—— on caterpillars and chrysalids,295.—— on chestnut-burr,294.—— on house-fly,295.—— opposed to cultivation,86-88.—— Ornamental forms of,227.—— Phosphorescent,227.—— Physiological features of,15.—— Poisoning by,2,15,29;diagnosis and treatment,37;remedies,38-39;intoxication from,59;antidotes,62,67-68;report of poisoning case,63-66;poisoning by contact and odor,69;edible species inoculated by contact,70.—— Popular distrust of,15,21.—— Rapid decay of,6,25,30.—— Raw, eaten as salad,248,319.—— Recipes for cooking,306-319.—— simulating animal food,15,30,302.—— Spores and Spore-print of,277-296.—— Study of,7.—— traditions and superstitions,22-23.—— Vegetation of,44,47,85-92,107,294.—— Whims of habitat of,294.Fungologists, Amateur, safe rules for,33.Fungus food in Europe and America,8,13-15,35,299.—— gnats, flies, and beetles,37.Gasteromycetes,78.Gathering mushrooms, Rules for,35-36.Gautier, Dr. M. 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