CONTENTS 



MORCHELLA ESCULENTA-FRONTISPIECE 



Chapter I. Introductory, .... i 



Chapter II. The Relations of Fungi to other Plants, 

 Chapter III. Reproduction, Constituents, and Habits, 13 



Chapter IV. Class I. PHYCOMYCETES, . .22 



Chapter V. Class II. ASCOMYCETES 34 



Chapter VI. The Fungi Imperfecti, . . 68 



Chapter VII. The lower BASIDIOMYCETES, . . .80 

 Chapter VIII. The higher BASIDIOMYCETES, . . 94 



Chapter IX. Fungus Allies the MYXOMYCETES, . .146 

 Chapter X. The Study of Mycology in general and its 



Study in America in particular, . . 155 

 Chapter XI. The Geographic Distribution of American 



Fungi, . 165 



Chapter XII. Methods of Collection and Preservation of 



Fungi Hints for further Study, . .201 



INDEXES 



I. Index to Latin Names, ..... 209 



II. Index to Host Plants, 216 



III. Index of Authors and Collectors, . . . 218 



IV. General Index and Explanation of Terms, . 221 



PLATES 1-9 WITH EXPLANATIONS, ..... 228 



