Insects which attack mushrooms are the Scearid fly, the Phosid fly, Spring Tails (small insects like grasshoppers) and mites.

Field Work Notes: How to Grow Mushrooms There are many varieties of edible mushrooms, of which the oyster and button mushrooms are the most popular with both the mushroom cultivators and the general public.

He declared mushrooms to be the food of the gods, because Claudius by means of a mushroom had become a god.

Mushroom, oyster, or egg sauce are very suitable accompaniments to roast fowl.

The mushroom is the elf of plants, At evening it is not; At morning in a truffled hut It stops upon a spot As if it tarried always; And yet its whole career Is shorter than a snake's delay, And fleeter than a tare.

Being, though a skilful and active intriguer, entirely concerned with his own personal fortunes and those of his family, this barber-mushroom was soon a mark for the jealousy and the attacks of the great lords of the court.

Excitement and emulation keep us dumb, for let who willblasé and used updeny it, but there is an excitement, wholesome and hearty, in seeking, and a joy pure and unadulterated in finding, mushrooms in a probable field in the hopeful morning; whether the mushroom be a patriarch whose gills are browned with age, and who is big enough to be an umbrella for the fairy people, or a little milk-white button, half hidden in daisies and trefoil.

Fresh mushrooms in the market!" "Eh, madame?" "Fresh mushrooms in the market, and you have not brought me any!" "Madame, there are fresh mushrooms everywhere in the market," waving his hand to show their universality.

Of the two well known types of mushrooms, the button mushroom is more prone to disease whereas the oyster mushroom is hardier.

A few mushrooms are a palatable addition to this dish.

Mushrooms, when obtainable, are a great improvement to this dish, and when not in season, mushroom-powder may be substituted for them.