COMPLETE: [BOTANY] Mushrooms and Toadstools, by W.G.Smith-Leni

[silverquill]

This project is now complete. All files can be found in our catalogue page: https://librivox.org/mushrooms-and-toadstools-by-worthington-george-smith/

Mushrooms and Toadstools (Third Edition) by Worthington George Smith (1835 - 1917).

This is a useful, but not comprehensive description of both edible and poisonous fungi found in Great Britain. Although the book is well illustrated, the descriptions are well done and useful. ( Larry Wilson)

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[silverquill]

Something a bit different.
A lot of Latin scientific name, but nothing too hard.
And, I've divided this into short sections for easy reading and listening.

[Leni]

Hi, Larry

It's me again. Hope you don't mind if I MC this one as well.

Edit: we have a window.

[silverquill]

Very glad to have you, Leni!

MW is filled in, so we are READY FOR A DPL AND READERS.

[pschempf]

Larry -

May I have section 10?

[silverquill]

Larry -

May I have section 10?

Thanks for our first claimed section.

[Peter Why]

I'd like sections 12 and 13, please.
Peter

[Peter Why]

NOTE: Do note read references to figures or plate numbers.

Should "note" read "not"?

Peter

[Tasniim]

Hi,
May I take section 8, please?(Oyster Mushroom to St. George’s Mushroom)

[Leni]

Moving us to Readers wanted.

[silverquill]

Hi,
May I take section 8, please?(Oyster Mushroom to St. George’s Mushroom)

All yours!
Thanks.

[pschempf]

Larry -

Here's section 10 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/toadstools_10_smith_128kb.mp3
Track length: 6:34

[RuthP]

Can I read chapter 2 please ?

[silverquill]

Larry -

Here's section 10 -

https://librivox.org/uploads/leni/toadstools_10_smith_128kb.mp3
Track length: 6:34

Thanks so much, Phil!
Since we don't have a DPL yet, and because I wanted to hear your voice again, I listened to this and marked it PL OK.
The description of cooking the puffball brought back memories of the ones my older brother gathered in the wild and my mother cooked with a tasty brown gravy! (He's the only one I'd trust to select edible mushrooms).

[silverquill]

Can I read chapter 2 please ?

Oh, thank you so much for taking this long introduction. It is very interesting, though.