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Indiana Fungi. 



By J. M. Van Hook. 



For many years fungous specimens have been collected at Indiana Uni- 

 versity and from time to time a few have been added to the herbarium. 

 During the past four years, many more of these have been identified, 

 while still others have been collected and determined. It occurred to the 

 writer that a preliminary list of these might be of importance to certain 

 members of the Indiana Academy of Science. It is our intention to add 

 to this number as rapidly as possible, with the view of obtaining ultimately 

 as complete a list for the State as possible. So far, pi-evious lists have not 

 been consulted. No species is included, which has not come under my per- 

 sonal observation. In a future paper, it is the writer's intention to revise 

 and extend the list witli dates of first mention in Indiana, or, the possible 

 time and method of introduction into the State. 



Practically all of the specimens have been collected in Monroe and 

 Brown counties. The latter offers a fine field for mycological study, as 

 some of the original forests still stand. A considerable number of speci- 

 mens have been obtained in my home county — Clark. Its knobs with their 

 deep hollows betwee]i, offer probably the best collecting ground in the State 

 for fleshy fungi. 



So far, about 1,500 specimens have been classified. These contain some 

 500 species distributed through ap]iroximately 175 genera. I am under 

 obligation to Professor G. F. Atkinson, Dr. C. H. Peck and Dr. W. A. Mur- 

 rill for identification or verification of some of the fleshy and woody forms. 



No effort will be made to secure a long list of the rusts, as that work 

 is already so thoroughly done by Dr. J. C. Arthur. The Myxomycetes will 

 be studied in connection with the fungi. 



In order to facilitate the work of a fungus survey of the State, we 

 would kindly solicit specimens (especially of the Fungi Imperfect! group) 

 accompanied with date, place of collection and host or substratum. 



