Excerpt from Among the Mushrooms: A Guide for Beginners The books which have been consulted in the preparation of this work are, British Fungi, by Rev. John Stevenson; British fungus-flora, by George Massee; Mushrooms and their Uses, and Boleti of the United States, by Professor Charles H. Peck, State Botanist of New York; Moulds, Mildew and Mushrooms, by Professor L. M. Under wood; and a pamphlet by Mr C. G. Lloyd, entitled The Volvae of the United States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.