Mycological Bulletin No. 16 



W. A. KcUerman, Ph. D., Ohio State University 



Columbus. Ohio. May 5, 1904 



The Illustrations. — The P>ird"s-nest Fungus is such a common thing 

 that a figure and name will doubtless be welcomed by many, and accordingly 

 that from the Xina L. Marshall Mii.ihrooin i'ooA- has been used by permission 

 of the publishers. The cut on the third page of this Number supplements Fig. 

 55 given in Bulletin Xo. 15. For the figure of Pluteus cervinus. a common 

 edible species, we are indel)ted to Supt. M. E. Hard. To him, and to all 

 others who have kindly sent photos of Mushrooms thanks are extended. 



My CoLriiBus Bookseller. — It will meet the wishes of many to call 

 attention to the fact that Mr. L. S. Wells, Columbus, Ohio, will promptly 

 supply any of the Mushroom books upon request. He furnishes these at 

 special rates to members of the Mi/coJojjieal Chih. Xote was made of this 

 last year and some quotations then iiiven. cts, Marshall's Mushroom Book, 

 $3.00, rel)ate 20 cts.; Atkinson's Mushrooms Edible and Poisonous, .$3.00. 

 rebate 40 cts.; Mcllvaine's One Thousand American Fungi, $5.00, rebate 20 

 cts.; in all cases Mr. Wells prepays transportation. 



Cli-toc'-y-be il-lu'-I)exs or Jack-jiy-Laxtern. — Some account was 

 given in Bulletin Xo. 9 (p. 33-4) of this large orange or safi'ron-colored Gill- 

 Mushroom, so common about old stumps and similar localities, easily recog- 

 nized by the size, habit of growth, color, ab.sence of aunulus, or ring, and the 

 phosphorescence of the gill-portion of the fresh specimens. Fig. 55 (p. 59) 

 showed the species in the natural hal)itat. The cut which we add. Fig. 58, 

 shows a near view of a single plant fully mature, in fact showing sign.-! of 

 decrepitude, and in such specimens the color is sordid or brownish. Xote 

 that the gills are dc-cnr'-rcnt; i. e. attached to and running down the stem. 



FifT. 57. Bikd's-nkst Fitnocs. This is Khowii becnuse a common nnd iittrnotive little tliiiiir— not to 

 be thought of in im esculent .sensi>. Two frenera are represented almndaiitly in our Horn, ('iia'-tlnis 

 (the above) nnii Cni-cih'-ti-linii. but perhajis ouly botanists would be concerned iu tlieir distiu^raisliiu^- 

 characters. Tlie ••ef;ss" iu the nest coulain the spores, nnd thi' (ilauts are near relatives of the I'ulf- 

 balls. From llie Mushroom Book: Doalilcday, l'aj;e i: Co., iiiil>lishers. 



Vuiversity Bulletin, Series 8. No. 15. Entered as Second Class S[iitter, Post-office at Coluiubns, O. 



