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482 RESOURCE DIRECTORY
are encouraged to photograph the wild
mushroom in fresh condition, retain a dried
specimen, and make notes about its location
and habitat. Without this data, accurately
identifying the mushroom (and therefore the
culture) will be difficult.
The following field guides are designed primarily
to help amateurs in the field.
Professional mycologists (although some hesitate
to admit it) refer to these manuals also,
particularly when they need a quick overview
of the species complexes. Scientific monographs
are ultimately used for confirming the
identity of a mushroom to species. Amateurs
should be fully aware that even professional
mycologists make mistakes.
All that the Rain Promises & More by David
Arora, 1991, 264 pages. Ten Speed Press,
Berkeley.
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North
American Mushrooms by Gary Lincoff,
1991, 926.A.A. Knopf, NewYork.
* This field guide, although in Japanese, is probably one of the best, if not
photography is exceptional. I highly recommend and admire this volume.
A Field Guide to Southern Mushrooms by
Nancy Smith Weber &Alexanderfl. Smith,
280 pages. University of Michigan Press,
Ann Arb or.
A Field Guide to Western Mushrooms by
Alexander Smith, 280 pages. University of
Michigan Press, Ann Arbor.
Fungi of Japan by R. Imazeki eta!., 1988,624
pages.Yama-Kei Publishers, Tokyo. *
Mushrooms of the Adirondacks, A Field
GuidebyAlan B. Bessette, 1988. 145 pages.
North Country Books, Utica, N.Y.
Mushrooms Demystified by David Arora,
1986,959 pages .Ten Speed Press, Berkeley.
The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide by
Alexander Smith & Nancy Smith Weber,
1980. University of Michigan Press, Ann
Arbor.
The New Savory Wild Mushroom by Margaret
McKenny, Daniel E. Stuntz, ed. by
JosephAmmirati, 1987,249 pages. University
of Washington Press, Seattle.
best field guide published to date. The
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