Some Mt. Desert Fungi 
By V.°S. .WHIre 
The country in the neighborhood of Bar Harbor forms a 
specially interesting collecting ground for the mycologist because 
of the quantity of wooded land which remains in spite of the 
constantly increasing clearings and improvements. The woods 
are moist and kept in this condition even in very dry weather by 
numerous springs, underground streams and rivulets. 
A system of paths originally begun by some of the first Boston 
visitors, modeled on that in use about the forests of Thiringen 
near Eisenach is maintained by the Village Improvement Society. 
The paths extend many miles in various directions ; pocket maps 
are to be had on which the paths are marked in different colors 
to correspond with the colors painted upon the trees at short 
intervals or on occasional signposts ; rude arrows formed by forked 
white birch branches indicate the entrace to these paths and are 
also placed at points of intersection, so that there can be no 
danger of going astray or, unnecessarily out of one’s way except 
from heedlessness. These paths though kept free from under- 
brush and occasionally cleared of dead wood, do not interfere 
with the natural beauty and wildness of the place and render the 
task of the collector a far easier and pleasanter one than it would 
otherwise be. The present list of fungi collected in the vicinity 
of Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Maine, from 8 July to 15 Sep- 
tember 1901, by the writer have been determined principally by 
Professor Charles H. Peck, Professor F. S. Earle of the New 
York Botanical Garden, Professor Underwood of Columbia Unt- 
versity, Dr. W. A. Murrill of New York, and Mr. H. J. Banker of 
California, Pa., have also aided the writer in making determina- 
tions. Dried specimens with notes and in some cases water-color 
sketches have been deposited with the New York Botan! 
Garden. It is hoped that in the future this list may be greatly 
enlarged as the fungus flora becomes better known. The present 
list may serve as a preliminary supplement to Rand's fee 
Mount Desert Island from which the fungi were omitted. The 
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