30, 1856, his first lot of Fungi was sent to Dr. Curtis for identifi- 

 cation. It was largely through the encouragement received 

 from Dr. Curtis that he continued his collections in this line. 

 Their correspondence lasted until March 23, 1861, and during 

 this time 800 specimens of Fungi were sent Dr. Curtis for identi- 

 fication. 1 Notes on many of these forms were given in "Notices 

 of North American Fungi," which were published in Grevillea. 2 

 Very little collecting was done in Maine by Mr. Blake after 1861, 

 but a few specimens were picked up on his trips through Maine 

 which lasted until 1880. 



Shortly after collecting was begun in Maine by Mr. Blake, 

 small collections were made around Portland by Mr. C. B. 

 Fuller and Rev. E. C. Bolles. Most of their collections were 

 sent to- Dr. M. C. Cooke of England, and notices were published 

 in Grevillea and the Proceedings of the Portland Society of 

 Natural History. 



The next botanist to give attention to these plants was the late 

 Professor F. L. Harvey. His collections were larger and he 

 made a more thorough study of Maine Fungi than any of his 

 predecessors, but his University work prevented him from spend- 

 ing very much time on the group, and he gave very little atten- 

 tion to it after 1897. Most of his collections after that date, 

 except the Myxomycetes, were turned over to the author. On 

 this latter group he spent much of his spare time, making a very 

 thorough study of them. 



While a student in the University, Mr. E. D. Merrill made 

 extensive collections in the vicinities of Orono and Auburn, and 

 from these collections, together with those made by the author 

 between 1896 and 1901, the greater part of this list has been 

 compiled. 



This list is very incomplete as collecting has been principally 

 confined to Cumberland, Androscoggin, and Penobscot Counties, 

 "but in order to call attention to this very much neglected group, 

 and perhaps serve to stimulate further study, it seems advisable 

 to publish it in this condition. 



1. Dr. Curtis's correspondence with Mr. Blake has been preserved and is in the 

 University Herbarium. It contains immy interesting notes. 



2. See Berkley, M. J. in list of works on Maine F.ungi. 



