Preface. 



For several years, work along the line of investigations in 

 fleshy and woody fungi has been carried on in many states, 

 but little has ever been reported on Connecticut species. The 

 establishment of the State Geological and Natural History 

 Survey has made possible the contributing of some knowledge 

 regarding fleshy and woody fungi of this state, and for this 

 purpose the following preliminary report on the Hymeniales 

 of Connecticut has been prepared. 



The aim in the preparation of this report has not been to 

 prepare original keys, monographs of different groups, or tech- 

 nical descriptions of species ; the time since the organization of 

 the Survey has been too short for suth original work ; but the 

 aim has been to compile as far as possible a complete and ac- 

 curate list of native species, together with notes regarding the 

 characteristics of the genera. To make the report more com- 

 prehensible, technical terms have been avoided when it has been 

 possible to do so without detriment to accuracy of description. 



The collecting this year has been done largely in the vicinity 

 of Mansfield, representing the northeastern section of the state, 

 from which section two hundred and seventy-five species, in- 

 cluded in fifty-five genera, are reported. Four hundred and 

 twenty-five numbers were collected. 



The writer fortunately has had access to several excellent 

 collections previously made in various sections of the state, 

 making possible a much more complete list of native species. 



These collections are Mr. C. C. Hanmer's of East Hartford, 

 representing the species found in central Connecticut ; that of 

 Dr. L. M. Underwood, Professor of Botany, Columbia Uni- 

 versity, New York City, whose collection made in Goshen rep- 

 resents the western Connecticut species ; and that of Dr. G. P. 

 Clinton, Botanist of the Connecticut Experiment Station at 

 New Haven, representing the species of southwestern Con- 

 necticut. 



From Mr. Hanmer's collection have been listed one hun- 



