A Morel Tale.

Discusses the use of mushrooms for the purposes of folklore and ethnobotanical research. Consideration of edible mushrooms such as morchella esculenta which can be found in the forests of Central Europe; Advice about how to avoid toxic fungi such as amanitas; Role of mushrooms in the myths of primitive peoples; Connection between mushrooms and magic; Suggestion that the Slavs are the world's leading mycophiles, or mushroom lovers.