This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Containing an Account of Their Classical History, Uses, Characters, Development, Structure, Nutritious Properties, Modes of Cooking and Preserving, Etc; Original Published by: Reeve in 1847 in 245 pages; Subjects: Mushrooms; Mushrooms, Edible; Cookery (Mushrooms); Fungi; Cooking / Specific Ingredients / Vegetables; Nature / Mushrooms; Science / Life Sciences / Bacteriology; Science / Life Sciences / Botany;