The Journal of Wild Mushrooming Spring-Summer 2018 Issue 118, Vol.33, No.1-2 $7.95 in U.S., $8.95 in Canada Postmaster: Mailed as Periodical Small spalted bowl showcasing every type of spalting. Turned and spalted by Seri Robinson (test tubes) Full range of colors available from the four pri- mary spalting fungi: Scytalidium cuboideum, Scytalidium gano- dermophthorum, Chlorociboria aeruginascens, Chlorociboria aeruginosa (Wood in the lower left corner) Green zone line from the Ama- zon rainforest of Peru. Many zone lines appear black but are actually just highly concentrated colors. (spalted wood just below) Red zone lines found in the Amazon rainforest of Peru (spalted wood bottom right cor- ner) Red-purple pigment found in the Amazon rainforest of Peru See the full article on p. 15! 2 2 Spring-SummerWinter-Spring 2011, 2018, Mushroom Mushroom the the Journal Journal ISSN 0740-8161 Issue 118 Vol. 33, No. 1-2 Spring-Summer 2018 The Journal of Wild Mushrooming Cover Photo: Amanita jacksonii photographed by Walt Sturgeon. For more of Walt’s photos, see the photo-essay on pp. 56-7. Coordinating Editors: Features Leon Shernoff (
[email protected]) 13 A Term Defined, by Anne Yen Editor emeritus: 15 The Old Art and New Science of Spalted Wood, by Seri Robinson Don H.Coombs 22 Getting Started at Knowing Mushrooms, by Lee Schuler 33 A Life Full of Mushrooming, by Chuck Barrows Book Review Editor: Ron Tracy 58 Mushrooms and Microhabitats, by Jack Waytz (
[email protected]) 66 Amanita muscaria – The Organometallic Dimension, by Beowulf Glutzenbaum Editorial Advisory Board: 68 An Unusual Poison Control Call, by Bill Bakaitis Scott Redhead Agriculture Canada, Ottawa Departments David Arora 4 Easy Edibles: The Newish Morels, by Bob Sommer and Leon Shernoff Santa Cruz, California 9 Word Puzzle: Morel Names, by Donald and Leon Shernoff 10 Obituary: Maggie Rogers, by Betty Gering Paul Stamets Olympia, Washington 24 The Cooking Column: The Joy of Black Trumpets 26 Book Reviews: The Forest Unseen and The Songs of Trees, reviewed by James M.