TIIK BOTANISTS OF J'JI I LA DELPHIA. 



of North American Fun-i, and contains specimens of the 

 majority of the species found in tliis country, including 

 many of the species published by I)c Schweinitz. as well as a 

 large part of those collected by Curtis and Ravenel. and 

 type specimens of all the species jail dished by J. 13. Ellis, 

 cither alone or in connection with others (Cooke, Everhart. 

 Martin, Ivellermann, Langlois, Holway, L)earness and Gal- 

 loway), many hundreds of ne\v species, the most of which 

 are not found in anv other collection. On account of the 



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more general interest now felt in the study of mycology, 

 specimens have been sent for determination from all parts 

 of the country, from Alaska to Texas and Florida, and from 

 Maine to California, so that the collection contains a greater 

 variety of forms than any previously made here. Amon- 

 the collectors who have contributed specimens are Dr. li. 

 AY. Kavenel, of South Carolina: Dr. John Macoun, Botanist 

 of the Canadian Geological and Natural Historical {Survey : 

 Mr. John Dearness, County School Superintendent. London. 

 Canada; Rev. F. D. Kelsey, F. AY. Anderson, and Mr. and 

 Mrs. H. M. Fitch, of Montana ; the late AYilliam C. Car- 

 penter, from Oregon; AY. X. Suksdorf, from Washington; 

 Dr. H. \Y. Harkness, from California; Air. T. D. A. 

 Cockerell, from Colorado ; Dr. AY. A. Ivellermann, from 

 Kansas; Rev. C. H. Demetrio and Dr. 11 T. Gallowav, from 



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Missouri; Rev. A. B. Langlois, from Louisiana; Professor 

 S. AI. Tracy, from Alississippi ; Dr. George Martin and 

 Colonel \Y. ^Y. Calkins, from Florida; Mr. Commons, from 

 Delaware; Air. Benjamin M. Everhart, from Pennsylvania; 

 Professor C. H. Peck, from New York State; E. AY. D. 

 Holway, from Iowa, and various others from other parts of 

 the country. Besides the North American species, the 



