A PRELIMINARY LIST OF MAINE FUNGI 



The following list includes such species of Fungi as are 

 known to be found in the State of Maine, and although neces- 

 sarily incomplete, it is hoped that it will serve as a stimulus to the 

 further collection and study of the forms belonging to this more 

 or less obscure group. No very thorough study has been made 

 of the Fungi of this state and it is confidently expected that 

 further study and collection will increase this list to two or three 

 times its present number. The state is a rich field for collecting 

 and ought to furnish many more new and interesting forms. 



With the exception of such references as have been taken from 

 literature, most of the species here listed are known to be in some 

 Maine collection. Those marked with an asterisk have been tal^en 

 from the notes of the late Professor F. L. Harvey. Although 

 the specimens can not now be found, there is no doubt that 

 they are authentic. Professor Harvey lost a large part of 

 his collection of Agaricacese, and a few other specimens, from 

 the ravages of insects. Many of these specimens were deter- 

 mined by Professor C. H. Peck. Doubtless others have been 

 misplaced or lost. In many cases the only specimen collected 

 was sent away for determination, and unfortunately very few 

 letters from his correspondents have been preserved. However, 

 such species are indicated and it is hoped that they may be veri- 

 fied or collected again by some of those into whose hands this 

 list may come. 



The location of the material on which this list is based may 

 be determined from the following statement : 



1. Species referred to in literature, a list of which has already 

 been given, are presumably in the collections of the various 

 authors. Specialists interested will probably know where these 

 collections are located. 



2. Species collected by the Rev. Joseph Blake are in the Blake 

 Herbarium, now owned by the University of Maine. Deter- 

 minations made by M. J. Berkley, M. A. Curtis, M. C. Cooke, 

 and J. B. Ellis. 



3. Species collected by Professor F. L. Harvey are now owned 

 by Mr. LeRoy H. Harvey, Orono, Me. Myxomycetes verified by 

 A. P. Morgan, T. H. Macbride, and G. A. Rex. Other species, 



