W. G. FARLOW. 



We are presenting herewith an excellent likeness of \V. G. Farlow, 

 Professor of Cryptogamic Botany at Harvard University, who is at 

 present the senior and leading figure in American mycology. He has 

 fortunately been favored with a liberal income, and for many years 

 has devotedly accumulated a library on mycology, as well as a work- 

 ing collection of exsiccatae, the largest, perhaps, in the world. \Ye 

 understand that this collection will eventually become the property 

 of Harvard University, and American mycology is to be congrat- 

 ulated in that these treasures will be available to future students at 

 Harvard. 



For many years Dr. Farlow has been systematically indexing the 

 record of American mycology by a system of card indexes. Arrange- 

 ment for publication was made with the Carnegie Institution, under 

 the title Bibliographical Index of American Fungi, and the first part 

 appeared in 1905. Although the Index is slow in coming out, none 

 having been issued since, we understand that it will be continued 

 until completed, when it will be a storehouse of information and 

 citations of the subject. Such a work is a vast undertaking, and at 

 the present rate of progress will require a long time. May we not 

 hope to see it issued more frequently in the future? 



Many years ago it was announced that Professor Asa Gray would 

 work up the Phaenogamic botany of America, and Professor Farlow 

 the Cryptogamic botany. It is an open secret that Professor Farlow 

 has a set of illustrations of American agarics, prepared by the excep- 

 tionally talented artist, Mr. L. C. C. Krieger, who for a number of 

 years worked under Dr. Farlow's direction and care. This is an 

 undertaking involving, in addition to the labor, a very large expense. 

 If published, it will rival Boudier's illustrations. 



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