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M vrold'^iciil Hiillclin No. 



99 



The Purpose? — Yes. it is a Leaflet for beginners and amateurs; it 

 contains much in the way of pictures and little in the way of reading 

 matter. The long hard names are divided into syllahles with accent indi- 

 cated. It is hoped that the explanations in connection with the illustra- 

 tions will be found full enough for the ordinary mycophagist or mycologist. 

 Other paragraphs containing erratic remarks, timely suggestions, and 

 occasion.il matter with scientific tinge, may be pardoned — at least endured. 



Subscription. — It seems best to call attention to the present plan, 

 ;iccording with universal custom, that when a name is placed on the mail- 

 ing list tlie party is a regular subscriber and will be expected to pay the 

 subscription price until the subscription is ordered stopped. This will 

 leave my estimable subsrcibers only this one little thing to remember, 

 namely, to send a quarter (2.'j cents) on the first day of January each 

 year. Occasional reminder, if perchance necessary, will of coures give 

 no offence to either party involved. 



Gloss.arv of Technical Terms.— After some hesitation it lias been' 

 decided to devote one page in a half dozen or more consecutive numbers 

 to a brief illucidation of the technical terms generally employed in the 

 books to describe IMushrooms and other common fungi. This will not be 

 entertaining reading matter, 1 dare say, but certainly such a little dic- 

 tionary will prove useful on many occasions. A few of the terms are 

 \ery uncommon or used in a very peculiar sense — and doubtless all ama- 

 teurs as well as beginners will lind reference to the second page of the 

 several Rui.'-ETINS for the winter and spring not an unprofitable, even if 

 not the most agreeable employment. 



I'lG. S:>. l!o-TRY-.>;pi)'-Ri-rM I'UI.'-ciiri'M. Tliis is a heimtiful funtjus lulmiging 

 tu llii- lar.yc .bji-ouji of 1 1 \-f>li,i-iiiy-i-c'-U-s. all of which brar co-iiid'-i-a on .simple or 

 luanchiiig hypliae above- llie surface or matrix on whicli they grow. They have no 

 I'crithecia or pycnidia. Some o! the forms are extremely ornamental, and all often 

 are siiiipo.setl to be stages of other fvnigi; for this reason these forms are called "i»i- 

 t'cifcct fmigi." [n only a few cases, however, have they been identified by experi- 

 ment as being connected with higher fungi. The i)lant here figured was found on 

 dead stems in the green house, from which the illustrations were drawn by J. t"i. San- 

 ders. 1 his sptcies has been described no less than nine times and iiiven nine ditfcr- 

 t nt n.imes (the writer apologizes for the last mistake in this connection), but the name 

 here used is that first given hv ('or<la in lS:i!). .\lan\ botanists here as well a.s 

 • dno.-id havi- lUUcted lliis fungus. 



