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8000 species, most of them extralimital to New York, and it seems 

 advisable gradually to incorporate the best of them into the her- 

 barium for purposes of comparison with our native species and 

 as an aid in the identification of material collected outside the 

 State by persons who bring or send them here for determination. 



Twenty persons have contributed specimens to the herbarium, 

 and the number of species represented by their contributions is 

 375. This includes specimens sent or brought for identification 

 which were desirable additions to the herbarium. 



Collections have been made by the staff in the following counties : 

 Albany, Bronx, Cayuga, Columbia, Genesee, Herkimer, Madison, 

 Monroe, Nassau, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Oswego, Queens, 

 Rensselaer, Suffolk and Wayne. 



Identifications. The number of identifications made of speci- 

 mens sent or brought to the office by 95 inquirers is 465. 



Mushroom models. The Peck testimonial collection of models 

 cast in wax of edible and poisonous mushrooms now includes 56 

 groups of which 8 represent poisonous species. This constitutes a 

 most interesting exhibit and one of high educational value. It is 

 planned to arrange these in an attractive manner in wall cases. 



Many of these groups have been the subject of special study and 

 illustration by Doctor Peck. The following list of the groups is 

 collated with reference to illustrations of them which have 

 appeared in publications of the State Museum. 



1 Craterellus clavatus (Pers.) Fr. 



Memoir 4, pi. 56, fig. 17-21; 49th Rep't, pi. 44, fig. 1-5 (as 

 Craterellus cantharellus) 



2 Mitrula irregularis Peck (M. vitellina Sacc. var. irregularis 



Peck) 



48th Rep't, pi. 5, fig. 8r-i4 



3 Russula cyanoxantha (Schaeff.) Fr. 



4 Lepiota naucina Fr. (Lepiota naucinioides Peck) 



48th Rep't, pi. 19 



5 Agaricus arvensis Schaeff. 



48th Rep't, pi. 8 



6 Leottia lubrica (Scop.) Fr. 



7 Peziza badia Fr. 



8 Pleurotus sapidus Kalchbr. 



9 Tricholoma personatum Fr. 



48th Rep't, pi. 20 

 10 Clavaria pistilaris umbonata Peck 

 Memoir 4, pi. 66, fig. 15-17 



