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InpIANA FUNGI. 
By J. M. VAn Hook. 
For many years fungous specimens have been collected at Indiana Uni- 
versity and from time to time a few have been added to the herbarium. 
During the past four years, many more of these have been identified, 
while still others have been collected and determined. It occurred to the 
writer that a preliminary list of these might be of importance to certain 
members of the Indiana Academy of Science. It is our intention to add 
to this number as rapidly as possible, with the view of obtaining ultimately 
as complete a list for the State as possible. So far, previous lists have not 
been consulted. No species is included, which has not come under my per- 
sonal observation. In a future paper, it is the writer’s intention to revise 
and extend the list with dates of first mention in Indiana, or, the possible 
time and method of introduction into the State. 
Practically all of the specimens have been collected in Monroe and 
Brown counties. The latter offers a fine field for mycological study, as 
some of the original forests still stand. A considerable number of speci- 
mens have been obtained in my home county—Clark. Its knobs with their 
deep hollows between, offer probably the best collecting ground in the State 
for fleshy fungi. 
So far, about 1,500 specimens have been classified. These contain some 
500 species distributed through approximately 175 genera. I am under 
obligation to Professor G. ’. Atkinson, Dr. C. H. Peck and Dr. W. A. Mur- 
riil for identification or verification of some of the fleshy and woody forms. 
No effort will be made to secure a long list of the rusts, as that work 
is already so thoroughly done by Dr. J. C. Arthur. The Myxomycetes will 
be studied in connection with the fungi. 
In order to facilitate the work ef a fungus survey of the State, we 
would kindly solicit specimens (especially of the Fungi Imperfecti group) 
accompanied with date, place of collection and host or substratum. 
