Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Seeking Truth of Mushroom Stone
Italian Natural Magic
John Hill’s Decryption
Translation and Travel
Conclusion
Chapter 2 Emerging Cultivation of Mushrooms
The French Temptation
Emergent Local Spawn
Debate at the Royal Society
The Booming Market
Conclusion
Chapter 3 Oak Agaric’s Contested Utility
News of a French Success
Building a Haemostatic Fact
‘Too Much Was Attributed to It’
Conclusion
Chapter 4 Two James’ Ordering of Mushrooms
Halifaxer and Londoner
Agents of Fungi
Basis in Specimens
Image and Text
Conclusion
Chapter 5 Fairy Rings in Nature’s Web
Diverse Linkages
Public Science for Gentlemen
The Fairy Agaric Identified
Conclusion
Conclusion
Biography
Di Lu is a historian of science at Nazarbayev University. His research interests centre on the history of mushrooms and other plants, particularly the production and circulation of botanical knowledge in the modern period.
