Stinkhorns, puffballs, the corpse finder, deadly Galerina, Satan's
bolete, birch conks, black mold, the old man of the woods - the
world of fungi is infinitely varied and not a little weird. Now, in
Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard, Nicholas Money introduces readers to a
dazzling array of fungi, from brewer's yeast and Penicillium to the
highly lethal death cap. We learn of Madurella, which can erode
bones until they look moth-eaten; Cordyceps, which wracks insects
with convulsions, kills them, then sends a stalk out of the
insect's head to release more infectious spores; and Claviceps, the
poisonous ergot fungus, which causes hallucinations. Money also
showcases the lives of famed mycologists - including Reginald
Buller who wore horse blinders as he walked to work, the better to
study luminescent fungi in his dark lab, and Charles Tulasne, the
Audubon of fungi, whose illustrations of specimens border on art.
And he recounts his own childhood introduction to fungi in Mr.
Bloomfield's orchard, where trees and fruit were devoured by a
rogue's gallery of bitter rot, canker, rust, powdery mildew,
rubbery wood, and scab. Replete withhistorical photographs and
simple yet effective illustrations, told with a refreshing sense of
humor, Mr. Bloomfield's Orchard will fascinate anyone interested in
the natural worl
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