Toadstools, mushrooms, fungi, edible and poisonous; one thousand American fungi How to select and cook the edible; how to distinguish and avoid the poisonous, with full botanic descriptions. Toadstool poisons and their treatment, instructions to students, recipes for cooking, etc., etc.

"Toadstools, Mushrooms, Fungi, Edible and Poisonous; One Thousand American Fungi" by Charles McIlvaine is a guide focusing on American fungi around the start of the twentieth century. This book teaches readers about edible and harmful fungi through research and classifications. It is useful for mushroom experts, cooks, and those who gather fungi as a hobby. The book starts with the author's story of how they began studying fungi after finding mushrooms in the West Virginia mountains. The author experimented to learn the difference between safe and dangerous types and collected a lot of knowledge over twenty years. The purpose is to share information about cooking with mushrooms and how to be safe when eating them. The book also mentions that there was no standard book about American fungi when it was written, making it a useful guide, with organized descriptions and classifications.