CONTENTS 



MORCHELLA ESCULENTA-FrONTISPIECE 



Introductory, ...... r 



The Relations of Fungi to other Plants, . 8 

 Reproduction, Constituents, and Habits, . 13 

 Class I. Phycomycetes, . . . .22 



Class II. Ascomycetes 34 



The Fungi Imperfecti, . . . .68 



The lower Basidiomycetes, . . .80 



The higher Basidiomycetes, . . -94 

 Fungus Allies — the Myxomycetes, . . 146 



The Study of Mycology in general and its 



Study in America in particular, . . 155 



The Geographic Distribution of American 



Fungi, ...... 165 



Methods of Collection and Preservation of 



Fungi — Hints for further Studv, , . 201 



Indexes 



I. Index to Latin Names, .... 



II. Index to Host Plants, .... 



III. Index of Authors and Collectors, 



IV. General Index and Explanation of Terms, 



Plates 1-9 with Explanations, .... 



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