Mycological Bulletin 



Nos. 57-58 , ,«^ 



IF. A. KcUcnnan. Ph. D., Ohio State University NEW VOPK 



Columbus, Oliio, May, igo6 BOTANIPai 



THE EDITOR'S UNEASY CHAIR. Gardew. 



The conspicuous change in the Mycological Bulletin 

 as witnessed in this number may raise the question, "What does 

 it mean?" I despair of giving an adequate. answer — but let us 

 hope at least that it means progression — we will say "mutation," 

 for you know, my dear reader, that the "mutation theory" (sud- 

 den strides) is now replacing the "evolution theory" (slow 

 ^changes) — which we all had begun to think explained the universe 

 so nicely ! 



Perhaps we would better say in simple plain, current lan- 

 guage that the editor concluded he was not " the whole thing," in 

 short, he was not "it," and so he yields nearly all the space now 

 and henceforth to other writers, to authors who know much 

 about their subject, who have information to spare, and who 

 kindly write for the joy of the working. This paragraph, then, 

 is one of felicitation and congratulation, because we will have a 

 better Myc:ologtcal Bulletin than heretofore. What an advan- 

 tage it was that we were "held up" bv the — (see the next 

 paragraph.) 



But the immediate and efficient cause for this change has not 

 yet, as just hinted, been exposed. It is to be found in the gentle, 

 kindly, peremptory notice from the postal authorities, that "second 

 class entry" is for newspapers, for literary and scientific maga- 

 zines, for technical journals, containing articles written by various 

 persons," &c., and consequently the copies of the Bulletin were 

 rot sent out in the manner heretofore in vogue. A delay was 

 therefore caused, since the editor was hunting mushrooms in a 

 foreign country all winter, and consequently prompt measures 

 could not be taken for distribution in other manner — stamping 

 each copy ( and herein consists the apology or explanation of an 

 irregularity that presumablv will not occur again). 



riicii we make the " now aniKnuicement," nameK', that the 

 Bulletin will be continued on the ])lan so far exemplified in the 

 successive Numbers ; but it is advantageous to mail monthly in- 

 stead of fortnightl\- as lu-retofore. Double numbers will be 

 issued the remainder of the year, thus giving a total of twentv- 

 CO four for the twelve months as ])romised. The use of a cover 

 ^ to the magazine will, it is surmised, add to its appearance, besides 

 ' — serving well for protection. A wide circulation would be desir- 

 '^^ able — to the end that the expense may be met by subscriptions. 



The i)rice, 2^ cents a \er.r, will remain unchanged. 

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