. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. 36 NATURE STUDY. Fig. 14âThe common edible mushroom. being the cause of the most Many are harmless to man, many are indifferently good or bad, many are deli- cious and nutritious food, many are destructive enemies to man's buildings, his clothing, and especially ^'â ^W^^^f \ li's food, others attack the '. </«S;i/f«&s;?3Sii I plants he nurtures for their fruits and grains, and some are deadly enemies to his own body, being poisonous like some ot the poisonous, mushrooms, or, as with some forms of bacteria, dreaded diseases. Their abundance and
. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. 36 NATURE STUDY. Fig. 14âThe common edible mushroom. being the cause of the most Many are harmless to man, many are indifferently good or bad, many are deli- cious and nutritious food, many are destructive enemies to man's buildings, his clothing, and especially ^'â ^W^^^f \ li's food, others attack the '. </«S;i/f«&s;?3Sii I plants he nurtures for their fruits and grains, and some are deadly enemies to his own body, being poisonous like some ot the poisonous, mushrooms, or, as with some forms of bacteria, dreaded diseases. Their abundance and importance as well as their interesting mode of life, are sufficient reasons for their introduction into a course of nature study lessons, for which a few of the more common and conspicious forms may serve as an introduction. As the terms mushroom and toad-stool will come up imme- diately for consideration, it may be said that the usage shows both terms applied indiscrimately to the same species. Toad- stool is applied by some to those forms only which they consider poisonous, while mushroom is reserved for those considered edible. But the general usage among botanists is to make the term mushroom serve as the common general name of all the forms to which the names mushroom, toad-stool and puff-ball are commonly applied. It may be stated also that it is not the object of this lesson to point out any methods of distinguishing the edible from the n on-edible mushrooms. While it is very desirable that a bette- anderstanding ot the wholesome and nutritious value of many of the common forms be extended and thus save great waste of ex-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jenkins, Oliver Peebles; Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. joint author. San Francisco, The Whitaker & Ray Com
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