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Plate I. Figure 1.—Hydnum Erinaceum. Original Specimen 20 × 16. Found on Mt. Logan near Chillicothe, Ohio.
THE MUSHROOM EDIBLE AND OTHERWISE ITS HABITAT AND ITS TIME OF GROWTH
WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF NEARLY ALL THE COMMON SPECIES
A GUIDE TO THE STUDY OF MUSHROOMS, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE EDIBLE AND POISONOUS VARIETIES, WITH A VIEW OF OPENING UP TO THE STUDENT OF NATURE A WIDE FIELD OF USEFUL AND INTERESTING KNOWLEDGE
BY
M. E. HARD, M. A.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirkwood, Mo.
THE OHIO LIBRARY CO. DISTRIBUTORS COLUMBUS, OHIO
Press of THE NEW FRANKLIN PRINTING CO. COLUMBUS, OHIO.
Halftones by Bucher Engraving Co.
Copyright 1908 by the MUSHROOM PUBLISHING COMPANY Columbus, Ohio (All rights reserved)
AUTHOR'S EDITION No.____
TO MY WIFE
Whose thorough knowledge of plant life, and whose patience in preserving fungal specimens—sometimes beautiful but often odorous—scattered from the back porch to the author's library, whose eyes, quick to detect structural differences, and whose kindly and patient help have been a constant benediction, this work's inscribed.