A plain and easy account of British fungi : with especial reference to the esculent and economic species / by M.C. Cooke.

  • Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
Date:
1898
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Credit: A plain and easy account of British fungi : with especial reference to the esculent and economic species / by M.C. Cooke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    iv PREFACE. Scientific Series.' Microscopical species, especially those found growing on living plants, are illustrated in a com- panion volume to the present, entitled, 'Eust, Smut, Mil- dew, and Mould;' whereas an enumeration of all British Fungi known up to the time of its publication will be found in the Author's 'Handbook of British Fungi.' The pages of the 'Popular Science Review' will also be found to contain various contributions from the same pen, which serve to illustrate phases and sections of this extended subject. When it is remembered that at the present time scarcely less than four thousand species of fungi are found to inhabit our islands, it must be conceded that a small volume like this can only pretend to serve as an intro- duction to more elaboi-ate works. In one sense, however, the present volume may be regarded as ample, since it contains, as its main feature, observations on the edible and poisonous kinds, with the best advice which could be afforded for their discrimination. In conclusion, the same words may be employed as terminated the first preface: Let me assure the student that all times, seasons, and localities will afford him some species for examination; and whether he has felt interested in them before, or now, for the first time, adopts these interesting plants as objects wortliy of his special regard, I would commend them to Lis patient and persevering attention, in the assurance fliat this pursuit will 'load from joy to joy.' M. 0. COOKE. Upper Ilolloway, Lundon, iT.
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