Project Gutenberg 2009-06-10 Public domain in the USA. 227 Hard, Miron Elisha 1845 1914 Hard, M. E. (Miron Elisha) 08024898 The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth Produced by Peter Vachuska, Dave Morgan, Chuck Greif, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise" by Miron Elisha Hard is a guidebook on mycology written in the early 20th century. This work serves as a comprehensive resource for both novice and experienced mushroom foragers, focusing on the identification, edibility, and habitat of various fungi. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the distinctions between edible mushrooms and their poisonous counterparts, aiming to enrich the reader's experience with nature. At the start of the book, the author shares his journey into the world of mushrooms, spurred by his observations of local children foraging for them and a personal desire to learn more. He explains the significance of studying mushrooms, detailing various methods of identification and the importance of observation and caution in foraging. The opening portion also introduces fundamental concepts in mycology, such as the characteristics of mushrooms and toadstools, how to differentiate between them, and basic principles for identifying edible varieties. This sets the stage for the book's more detailed chapters and tools for anyone interested in the fascinating field of mycology. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mushrooms QK Text Mycology Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 1152646 1152612 2024-09-12T12:05:26.316088 2023-09-13T04:34:49.928704 text/html text/html 1142611 2021-01-05T04:45:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 52867805 2021-01-05T04:45:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 55637518 2024-09-12T12:06:44.179197 application/epub+zip 55428948 2024-09-12T12:05:41.640027 application/epub+zip 447814 2024-09-12T12:05:32.033035 application/epub+zip 55585674 2024-09-12T12:07:25.699022 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55312025 2024-09-12T12:06:19.459814 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 832455 2022-09-13T13:04:46.217384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 837645 837506 2024-09-12T12:05:16.617119 2023-09-13T04:34:41.948632 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 836757 2021-01-05T04:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 265009 2021-01-05T04:45:23 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 837252 2021-01-05T04:45:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264933 2021-01-05T04:45:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20048 2024-09-12T12:07:26.436955 application/rdf+xml 15993 2024-09-12T12:05:33.150997 image/jpeg 3861 2024-09-12T12:05:32.817021 image/jpeg 53402945 2024-09-12T12:05:29.193051 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog