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THE FOUNDING OF MYCOLOGY 



In general, much of recent mycological investigation has not 

 distressed too A\idely from the paths laid out by de Bary. Some 

 of the recent contributions are recorded in the chapters that 



Fig. 4. Professor Robert A. Harper (1862-1946). His researches and those 

 of his students at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University 

 on cytology and morphology are fundamental in the entire field of 



mycology. 



follow; to avoid repetition, it seems best not to discuss them at 

 this point. The impact of certain ones upon current mycologic 

 thinking, however, has been of great significance, and attention 

 is directed therefore to a few of the more noteworthy contribu- 

 tions. Thev include: 



1. iMycorrhizae and their structure, by Frank. 



2. The need for "bios" in nutrition of yeasts, by Wildiers. 



