261-262;other species,11;recipes for cooking,262,316;to dry,322.Historical fungi,43,59-60.Hogg, Robert, LL.D.Bibliography, No. 15, 326.Horse mushroom. SeeAgaricus arvensis.House-fly fungus,295.Hungarian soup of Boleti,314.Hussey, Mrs. T. J.,40,306,310-311,315,318.Bibliography, No. 10, 326.Hydnei,231-247;to cook,310.Hydnum,300,307;——caput-medusæ,11,27,238-243;——repandum,11,28,232-238;——rufescens,237-238;——coralloides,245;——gelatinosum,319.—— Various edible species of,11;to cook,246.Hygrometric fungus,119.Hygrophorus eburneusandpratensis,11.Hymenium of fungi,78.Hymenomycetes,78.Hyphomycetes,78.Identification of fungi,31.Idiosyncrasy,30,61.Indigestibility of certain species,30.Inky mushroom,28. See Coprinus.Insects attacked by fungi,295.—— infesting fungi,25,29,34,36,38,135.Intoxication by Amanita,59.Introduction,1.Italy, Fungus-eaters of,14,86.Jelly-like mushroom,319.Johnson, Geo. W.Bibliography, No. 15, 326.Kamchatka, Amanita dipsomaniacs of,59-60.Ketchup, Mushroom. See Catsup.Koppe, Dr., on Amanita poison,60.Lactarius, Poisonous,61.Lactarius, Various edible species of,11;——deliciosus,28,166-171,300,311;——piperatus,28,171;——volemum,171.Lambs' kidneys, Flavor of, in fungi,300,311.Letters to the author,4.Liver mushroom. See Fistulina.Lucand, L.Bibliography, No. 30, 327.Luminous fungi,227.Lycoperdaceæ,267.Lycoperdon.See Puff-ball.——bovista,11.—— structure of,270.Mailing fungus specimens,4.Marasmius,——scorodoneus,11;——oreades,11,101-108;——urens,108-111;——peronatus,109-113.McIlvaine, Captain Charles,32;rule regarding edibility of fungi,35;diagnosis and treatment of mushroom poisoning,39-40,62;fastidiousness of fungi,86,184,208.Bibliography, No. 6, 325.Meadow Mushroom. SeeAgaricus campestris.Medical and Surgical Reporterquoted,62.Medusa Mushroom. See Hydnum.Menu of mushrooms,323.Microbes,7.Microscopic fungi,7.Mildew,7,78.Milky mushroom. See Lactarius.Miscellaneous fungi,231-274.Mock oyster soup,306.Moore, Justin P.Bibliography, No. 5. 325.Moniteur Scientifique, quotation from,61.Morchella esculenta.See Morel.——caroliniana,12.Morel,12,231,256;to cook,316;to dry,322.Mortality in mushroom poisoning,43.Moss-mushroom,245."Mother,"7.Moulds,7,78.Moyen, J.Bibliography, No. 31, 327."Muscarine" poison,60."Mushroom" and "Toadstool,"16-21.Mushrooms. See Toadstools, Agaricus, Boletus, Polyporei, Fistulina, and Fungi.—— à la crème,308.—— à la Provençal,308.—— Analysis of,289-291.—— Baked,311-313.—— Basket for,36.——Bibliography, No. 8, 325; No. 23, 327.—— Broiled,308.—— by mail,4.—— catsup,320.—— Chemical nature of,14,61.—— Chestnut-burr,294.—— Classification of,77-78.—— Cosmopolitan types of,12.—— Cultivation of,85-86.Bibliography, No. 23, 327.—— Drying of, for food,119,246,262,301,310,321.—— Edible,8,13-15,32.—— Edible species:plentiful supply of,13,35,303;Beefsteak,11,27;Coral, see Clavaria;Elm,10;"Fairy-ring,"95,101;False Fairy-ring,108-109;Horse,85,91-95;Inky,11,26,28,88;Meadow, seeAgaricus campestris;Milky, see Lactarius;Moss,245;Oyster, seeAgaricus ostreatus;Pasture,10,13,113;Russulæ,119-141;Spine-bearing, see Hydnum;St. George's,95-101.—— Fastidiousness of most species of,86,294.—— Fried,313,317.—— Fritters of,314,317.—— Insects infesting,25,29,34,36-38,135.—— Large specimens of,92.—— List of works on,325.—— Menu,323.—— Melting. See Coprinus.—— Milky. See Lactarius.—— Moss. See Hydnum.—— Mycelium or spawn of, and vegetation of,44-45,77,85-88,92,107.—— Number of edible species of,2,7,9,32,60;identification of,2,31;Curtis's list of,9-12;nourishing properties of,14;chemical simulation of animal food by,15,30,302;popular tests for detecting,22-23;refutation of same,24-29;desiccation of,119,321;recipes for cooking,306-322.—— Number of general species of,6.—— Pickled,319.—— pie,312.—— Poisonous species of,2,15,17,43-74;deadly species of,2,15,43-74;poison by contact with,30,69;vinegar, sweet oil, and whiskey,39;diagnosis and treatment of poisoning,39,63-66;historical poisoning by,43,59-60;fatalities from,43,61;intoxication from,59-60;poison discriminated,61;antidotes,62,67-68;report of a poisoning case,63-66;harmless mushrooms inoculated from poisonous,70;salt, vinegar, and heat,29,39,71-72.See, also, Amanita,Russula emetica, Boletus, and False Champignon.—— Rapid decay of,6,25,30.—— Roast,311.—— Rules for gathering,36,70.—— Rural authorities on,16-22.—— salad,319.—— soup,306-307,323.—— spawn. See Mycelium.—— spores. See Spores and Spore-prints.—— Stewed,307-311,315-317.—— tube. See Polyporei.—— Testing new species of, for edibility,33.—— Whims of habitat of,294.Mycetesfungi,77.Mycology and mycophagy,3-4,7-8.—— Medical and economic,7-8,13-15,35,277.Mycophagists of America,8-9.—— Amateur, safe rules for,38.Nero,59; poisonous mushrooms used by,43.Night, Fungi luminous by,227.Nourishing properties of mushrooms,14.Oak-tongue fungus. See Fistulina.Odor of Amanita poisonous,69.Omelet, Mushroom,277-278,318.Orcella, Agaric,300.Oyster mushroom,10,26-27,141-148;to cook,303,311,315.flavor in fungi,237,247,300,303,307,310,312.Pachyma cocos,11.Palmer, Julius A., quoted:"Silver test,"25,32,40;on Amanita poison,61,69-71,184,207;on mushroom food,303,306,311.Bibliography, Nos. 2, 3, 325.>Pasture, or parasol, mushroom,9,13,80,113.Paulet,306,314.Paxillus involutus,11.Payer, J.Bibliography, No. 27, 327.Peck, Prof. Charles H.,32,40,182,237,246.Bibliography, No. 4, 325.Persoon,306,316.Phosphorescence in fungi,227.Pickled mushrooms,319.Pie of mushrooms,312,315.Plates of the book,39.Pliny on mushroom "tests,"25;on poisonous mushrooms,43,59;on edible mushrooms,298.Poison-cup. See Amanita.Poison of Amanita,43,61;antidote,68;poisoning by contact and odor,69.Poisoning by fungi:Diagnosis and treatment,38,63,68;vinegar as an antidote,38,71;antidote,62,68;Amanita,2,15,43-74;poisonous species identified,2,15,61;popular poison "tests" refuted,17,21-29;poisoning by contact,30,69.Poisons, fatal and minor,2,15,17,29-30,61.Polyporei,78,181-228;to dry,321.Polyporus, various edible species of,11;——sulphureus,11,219,303;to cook,316;botanical character of,181-184,285.Popular discrimination between "toadstool" and "mushroom,"16-22;popular distrust of fungi,15.Pore-bearing mushrooms. See Boletus, Polyporei, and Fistulina.Procerus mushroom,10;pie of,312.Puff-ball fungi,11,13,27,78,231,267,299;gemmatum,268;saccatum,268;giganteum,268,318;dissemination of spores of,268,277-280;medical use of,277;as food,277,318;to cook,318."Punk,"37,181.Purée of mushrooms,307.Ragoût of mushrooms,309,316.Ravenel, H. W.Bibliography, No. 7, 325.Recipes for cooking fungi,72,306-322."Ring" in mushrooms,48,85,95.Robinson, W.,306,312-313.Bibliography, No. 23, 327.Roques, Joseph,237,306,310-311.Bibliography, No. 24, 327.Rove-beetles infesting fungi,37.Rules for the venturesome,33.Russia, Fungus-eaters in,14;fly Amanita in,29.Russula,12-13,18,26,28;——lepida,12,127;——alutacea,12,133;——virescens,12,88,120,300;——emetica,25,27-28,61,120,122,136-141;——heterophylla,134,300;——ruber,300.Russulæ,119;opposed to cultivation of,88;insects infesting,135;to bake,311;as salad,319;to dry,321.Rust,7.Rustic fungology,18-22.Salad of mushrooms,319.Salt as an antidote,39,72."Salt test" of mushrooms,23,29.Scaly mushrooms. SeeAmanita,Agaricus procerus, andBoletus strobiloides.Schmiedeberg, Dr., on Amanita poison,60."Scotch Bonnet." SeeAgaricus procerus."Sep." SeeBoletus edulis."Seven Sisters of Sleep," by Rev. Dr. M. C. Cooke,59.Shadle, Dr. J. E.,62.Shaggy-mane mushrooms,11,13; SeeCoprinus comatus.rustic appreciation of,19,27-28."Shroud" in Amanita,48.Silver, Discoloration of, as a "test,"23.Smith, Worthington T.,40,306-307,309,314.Bibliography, No. 14, 326.Smuts,7.Socket in Amanita. See Volva.Soufflé of puff-balls,318.Sparassis,——crispa,12;——luminosa,12."Spawn," or mycelium, of fungi,44-45,77,80,85-88,92,107.Specimens by mail,5.Spiders attacked by fungi,295.Spine-bearing mushrooms,11,27. SeeHydnum.Spore-prints from mushrooms,44,277-296;fromAmanita muscarius,287,289;from Boletus,285,287;fromAgaricus campestris,283.Spore surface, or hymenium,78,182.Spores of fungi,79,87,182,268,277-296;number of,279;buoyancy of,278-293;various colors of,287;various forms of,293.Sporidiifera,77,231,256.Sporifera,77-78,231,256.Staphylinus beetles infesting mushrooms,37.Stevenson, John.Bibliography, No. 22, 327.Stew of fungi,307-311,315-317.St. George's mushroom,95-101.Strobilomyces,202.Styptic, Puff-balls used as,277.Sulphur mushroom,219,303;to cook,316;as a salad,319."Sweetbreads" in fungi,300,303.Sweet-oil treatment for mushroom poisoning,39.Taylor, Thomas M.Bibliography, No. 8, 325.Teeth-bearing mushrooms. See Hydnum.Tertullian on toadstools,17.Testing new species for edibility,33."Tests" or "proofs" for the detection of poisonous species,17,21-29.Therapeutic Gazette, quotation from,39.Thore, Dr., quoted,86.Thread-like fungi,78."Tinder,"37,181."Toadstool" and "Mushroom,"