PROFESSOR A. P. MORGAN. 



As we look back over the past few years, it is appalling to con- 

 sider the inroads that have been made among our American mycol- 

 ogists by death. First we lost J. B. Ellis, then Dr. Wm. Herbst, 

 then Professor A. P. Morgan, then Professor L. M. Underwood, and 

 finally W. A. Kellerman. We hope to present photographs of all 

 these mycologists in the next few issues of Mycological Notes. 



Professor Morgan was indeed a good friend of mine, and it was 

 he who first gave me an introduction to the study of mycology. 

 He resided at Preston, Ohio, which was only a short distance from Cin- 

 cinnati, and many pleasant visits I have made to his home. He was 

 very much of a philosopher, and pursued the study of mycology solely 

 as a mental recreation. Years ago, before I knew him, he was in- 

 terested in educational work, but his health failed under the strain 

 and he very wisely put aside the strenuous life, and retired to a 

 small farm for rest. His mind was too bright to rust out, and he 

 found his pleasure in studying the secrets of Nature. He was some- 

 what hampered in the pursuit of his studies of fungi by a scanty li- 

 brary and the lack of museum facilities, but he accomplished more in 

 his practical isolation than most men have done under most favor- 

 able conditions. His first good work was with the Gastromycetes, 

 and he was really the first one who made a close stud}' of them. 

 He established a number of genera, all of them based on the best 

 structural grounds, and they were permanent additions to the knowl- 

 edge of the subject. In my work with the Gastromycetes, I have 

 worked after no one who displayed a keener insight into the correct 

 principles of classification of these plants. After he had finished the 

 Gastromycetes, he took up the Myxomycetes, but as to the merits of 

 his work with this family, I am not competent to say. 



The portrait we present is an amateur production, taken by 

 myself, and shows Professor Morgan just as I found him in his work- 

 ing garb. As far as I know, there is no other recent photograph of 

 him excepting the one which was published by Professor Keller- 

 man, which was likewise an amateur portrait. 



MILK IN POLYPORUS. 



In a footnote I have expressed a doubt of any Polyporus being 

 supplied with milk. Mr. P. L. Ricker, of Washington, D. C., has 

 kindly advised me that he finds milk in the Polyporus, generally 

 known as Polyporus resinosus. It is a well known fact that this 

 plant distills drops of liquids when young as do other polyporoids, 

 such as Polyporus cuticularis and particularly Polyporus dryadeus. 

 However, the drops are aqueous and have no suggestion of milk. 

 Mr. Ricker states that when the young plant is broken a milky juice 

 always appears. I am not entirely convinced, but take pleasure in 

 putting Mr. Ricker's observation on record, and the next time I find 

 young specimens I shall do a little investigating. 



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