A VISIT TO PROFESSOR PECK. 



During the month of October, last, I spent a couple of weeks in 

 the study of the specimens (principally polyporoids) in the museum at 

 Albany. Professor Peck has gotten together a fine collection well 

 representing the fungous flora of New York. 



I am glad to state that Professor Peck is well and vigorous and 

 busily engaged on a monograph of New York Pholiota that will 

 probably appear in the next Report. I consider these agaric mono- 

 graphs the most practical and best literature we have on the subject 

 in this country, and if they are finished will be the basis for all future 

 work on our agarics. In my opinion, no one in this country has as 

 good a field knowledge of agarics as Professor Peck, and I hope he 

 will put forth every endeavor to leave his work, as Fries did, in a 

 complete form. 



I learned a number of polyporoids that Professor Peck has 

 named, which I had not known, and also the names of several that 

 I have received from correspondents and which I was unable to de- 

 termine. The following species named b) Professor Peck I consider 

 very distinct and good "new species," as far as I know: 



Polyporus admirabilis 

 albiceps 

 albellus 



" caeruleoporus 



crispellus 

 delectans 



Polystictus dualis 



Fomes fraxinophilus 



Polyporus hispidellus 



Polyporus humilis 



Polystictus planus 



Polyporus volvatus 



I have not included the Porias in the above list, as I know so 

 little about the Porias at present that I do not pass opinions on them. 



Polyporus admirabilis is a most striking plant, which seems to occur only 

 in our extreme northeastern states. I have a beautiful specimen collected bv 

 H. E. Warner at Grafton, N. H. 



Polyporus albiceps I have from Dr. Herbst. Polyporus albellus I have 

 gathered in Vermont. Polyporus caeruleoporus I have from G. U. Hay and also 

 from J. Vroom, Canada. It is as rare as it is beautiful. Polyporus delectans and 

 Fomes fraxinophilus are frequent around Cincinnati. Polyporus humilis I had 

 from Dr. Glatfelter, St. Louis. Polystictus planus from Dr. Whetstone, Minne- 

 apolis. Polyporus volvatus I have received from a number of correspondents, 

 including one collection from Japan. 



Polystictus dualis, I have collected in northern Canada. Mr. Murrill refers 

 it as a synonym to Polystictus tomentosus, to which opinion I can not subscribe. 

 I gathered the past season at Lake Temagami (northern Canada) Polystictus 

 circmatus (which Mr. Murrill refers under the name P. tomentosus I very abun- 

 dantly, and when I found Polyporus dualis there was to me no suggestion even 



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