Some Mt. Desert Fungi 



15y v. S. WllITK 



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 u.se about the forests of Thiiringen 

 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 1 90 1, 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 Uni- 

 versity, Dr. W. A. Murrill of New York, arid 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 Botanical 

 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 Flora of 

 Mount Desert Island from which the fungi were omitted. The 



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