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wise would doubtless have appeared. Later in the season when the 
prevailing temperature was more favorable, the necessary rain and 
moisture were lacking. This unfavorable condition continued so 
iate in the season that those species which usually appear in August 
and September either failed entirely to appear or appeared much 
later in the season. Reports state that very large crops of the 
common mushroom, Agaricus campester L. have appeared 
in a few localities in November. This is nearly or quite two 
months later than its usual time. The light fall rains, which were 
unusually late, gave the mycelium its first opportunity to develop. 
These rains were followed by exceptionally fine mild and sunny 
weather which was very favorable to the development and spread 
of the mycelium or “spawn.” The result was a very abundant 
crop of mushrooms in those places where a rich soil aided the 
favorable weather conditions. 
The new species and varieties of fungi described by the State 
Botanist are now so numerous and the periodicals, reports and 
bulletins containing these descriptions are so many and so scattered 
and the inquiries concerning the place where one and another of 
them can be found are so frequent that it has seemed quite de- 
sirable that a list of these species be given with the places of their 
publication. This has been prepared and will doubtless be of aid 
to all interested in mycology. The names are arranged alpha- 
betically and the most obvious synonymy is given. This list may 
be found under the title “List of species and varieties of fungi 
described by C. H. Peck, State Botanist, with bibliographic loca- 
tions cited and some of the most obvious synonyms given.” 
Mr S. H. Burnham has performed the necessary clerical duties of 
the office, disinfecting, mounting, labeling and arranging specimens, 
assisting in the identification of specimens, attending to the 
official correspondence of the office and giving information to 
callers during my absence in the field. He has also made con- 
tributions to the herbarium of specimens collected on Saturday 
half holidays. 
i CHARLES H. Peck 
Albany, December 29, 1908 State Botanist 
