50 MjirdiiHiiciti liiillctiii So. 13 [ VoJ. II 



Drop (^hto. — The membership of the Club, confined orijiinally to the 

 people in the Ohio State Fniversity and in Ohio, has (I am islad to sa.v) jri-owu 

 so as to inclnde a much wider area; therefore we may cast off the territorial 

 restriction and henceforth call our Leaflet the Mtcological Bulletin. 



Of Course — it is yet too cold to go out to get the Mushvooms, but 

 it is not too early to plan the expeditions, and to get ready tV>r the work as 

 socm as warm weather is assured. Could not many young ])eople make au 

 eilort this year to sketch and paint some of the showy Mushrooms — perhaps 

 make a record of their characters, such as size, shapes, colors, odor, structure 

 It is impossible to dry the fleshy fun-gi in any way so as to retain their life- 

 like colors and shape, hence the necessity of resorting to the pencil and 

 brush — but think of the pleasure! 



It May Be — Well perhaps to state again at the very beginning of the 

 Secimd Volume that the Mycolooical Bulletin is not at all designed for ad- 

 vanced botanists, and professional mycologists, though their interest and as- 

 sistance is highly appreciated — at the same time some of the paragraphs may, 

 I fear, seem difficult to l)eginners and young people. At any rate all can 

 enjoy the illustrations of our common fun-gi published on these pages. In 

 fact, to send these out plainly labeled and with simple explanations, is the 

 main purpose of the enterprise. Here 1 may add (as if in parenthesis) that 

 24 persons have our thanks for contributions beyond the 10-cent fee. 



Too Technical. — Several persons have made inquiry relative to the 

 ••.TouRNAL OE Mycology." This we send only to specialists and students, 

 since mainly techuical matter is included in the nuigazine. However, some 

 popular articles are published, and extended readable notes from mycological 

 literature are given in the six Numbers issued during the year; but the price 

 of the Journal is $2.00 per annum. 



Acknowledgements. — The photo of interesting little Ag-a-rics shown 

 in Fig. 49 was taken by Rev. W. Leon Dawscm, our Ohio ornithologist, who 

 it seems has also an eye for the beautiful in Mushrooms. Supt. M. E. Hard is 

 a veteran in our line — for his taste see Fig. 50. Appreciation of their assis- 

 tance can be expressed in no better way than by requesting them to continue 

 their coutril)utions! It is hoped that many persons who use the camera 

 will send prints during the season. Xotes as to the Mushrooms in any 

 locality will also be most welcome. For such favors thanks are extended 

 in advance. 



Coral Fungi. — These peculiar Mushrooms, a sami)le shown (m the 

 preceding page, form a large family which the botanists call Cla-va-ri-d-cc- 

 ae which means: plants Chi-rd-ri-a like. Chirdrin (the name of the 

 principal genus) was given in reference to their usmil club-shape — the Latin 

 word Clii-ca meaning club. They are all upright plants, some of them 

 simple and club-shaped, but others more or less forked. Sometimes there 

 is a great mass of branches as shown in Fig. 48. They grow in shady woods 

 attached to decaying sticks or on rotten logs. They present a striking ap- 

 pearance — sonu* of them being white, others brownish, yellow, red. or red- 

 tipped. .Vearly ,u\ oi the species are to l)e included in the edible list. A 

 few are viscid and jcdly like — horny when dry. 



An Important Suu.ikct — In the next No. of the Bulletin sonu^ ac- 

 c<mnt will be given of the gennff Am-a-ni-ta, which includes the Death Cup, 

 the Fly .\g-a-ric, and several otiier jxasonous Mushrooms. If we thoroughly 

 learn the ditrerent kinds, we would liavi- no ojiportunity — certainly no ex- 

 cuse for eating any but tiie numerous wliolesonu' sjiecies. 



THE LIST OF MEMBERS FOR 1904 WILL BE GIVEN IN THE NEXT AND SUCCEEDING NUMBERS. 



