178 BOTANICAL GAZETTE [mance 
cases these data may be given in the regular herbarium label ; 
but in some instances it may seem best to use a larger slip. 
Difficulty will be experienced in determining some of the 
collections, or some collections may be referred to rare or litte 
known species. In all such cases full descriptive notes should 
be made of all characters of the plants. These notes should 
treat of the pileus with regard to form, surface, moisture, color, 
hardness, and size; of the lamellae, tubes, or other hymenial 
surface with regard to relation to the stem, relative distant — 
apart, connection with each other, waxy surface, surface studded 
with drops, color, form, and breadth ; of the spores with regard 
to color, surface, form, and dimensions ; of the stem with regard 
to structure, surface, coloration external and internal, form, 
dimensions, base, presence of a volva, ring or cortina, and its 
color and persistency ; of the flesh with regard to color, ta — 
odor; of any change of color which any part may show 0 
being cut or bruised ; of the presence of milk and its taste and 
color; of the mode of growth of the plants, whether solitary, 
gregarious, or cespitose; of the kind of soil in which they gret 
ether 2 
ity and 
or on what kind of wood, or other substance, and wh 
woods and their kind, or in open fields; and also of local 
date; and of any other matter of which record seem 
A suggestive outline for these full notes is affor 
blank for collectors’ notes in use by the members of 
Mycological Club. This blank also affords great h 
beginner by giving the usual scientific terms in which 
tions are couched. oe 
ine each spe 1a 
An earnest attempt should be made to determ 
of which one makes an ample collection. From ana@™ro 
P al variatio® 
lection one is not likely to conclude that an individu 
or abnormality is a constant character of the speci 
attempt at determination fails for the time being 
plants accompanied by full descriptive notes W 
identification possible later on. Species not readily deter 
es. IE 
at the time ofte i f the trip. oe 
n prove the prizes of the trip carefully PY 
DryInc.— Well dried plants in ample amount, 
s desirable. 
ded by te | 
the Bost 
elp to te q 
the driee 
ill usually = 4 
