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Many more fungi are, however, found in Kylling's books which 

 were pubhshed about 40 years later. Peder Kylling was not professor 

 at the University. However, shortly after the death of Simon Paulli, 

 the title of Royal Botanist was bestowed upon him (September 19. 

 1682), and he obtained a salary of 300 Rdl. with the understanding 

 that he was to investigate all parts of Denmark and record all the 

 wild plants. He also had to botanize with pharmaceutical and medical 

 students, indeed even the king's sons accompanied Kylling when he 

 made excursions into the country with the students. He travelled all 

 over Denmark and Norway and had a great many assistants all over 

 the country. Several of these have also made their names known f. 

 inst. Henrik Gerner, at that time rector of Birkerad later on bishop 

 of Viborg, Peder Syv, the collector of proverbs, Christoffer Herfurt, 

 apothecary in Copenhagen etc. ; all were diligent in sending him what 

 they found both Phanerogames and Cryptogames. In Kylling's first 

 book, the little duodec "Catalogus plantarum Gyldenlundensium'', 

 published in Copenhagen 1684, are mentioned only the names of the 

 plants he found on his excursions to Gyldenlund, now Charlotten* 

 LUND, a little wood about 10 km from the City. In this book he men« 

 tions two fungi of which one is recorded as a "Svamp, som brugis 

 udi Fyertey" (fungis used for tinder boxes) consequently the same 

 as Polyporus fomentarius, and the other as "Ulfve^sFiis" which was a 

 common name for all the larger species of Lycoperdon. On March 

 30. 1688 his principal work "Viridarium Danicum" was published, and 

 considering the time an excellent work with descriptions of the plants 

 then known, among those 32 fungi. Some of them are easily recogni* 

 zable. "Fungus cerasorum" which he found on old Prunus avium in 

 the garden at "Valkendorfs Boder" (where he hved) is Polyporus 

 igniarius, "Fungus ribis" which he found in the same place on old 

 Ribes rubrum is Polyporus ribis; "Fungus unguis equini figura" on 

 old Fagus must be Polyporus fomentarius, "Fungus viscosus" on wood 

 and trunks may possibly be Bulgaria inquinans; the name of "queer 

 fungus" may be applied to many fungi, but the description "foetido, 

 penis imaginem referens" leaves no doubt. Among others Henrik 

 Gerner sent him "Fungilli caliciformes seminiferi" which may be 

 Cyathus olla, and "Fungus calicaris major", a large, gray cup like fun* 

 gus which may scarcely be anything but the sterile base of Calvatia 

 caelata; but it is to be doubted whether the fungus called "Sheep's 

 teeth. Fungus ramosus minimus instar dentium ovium variegatis ex 

 albo et niger", in master Henrik's garden in Birkered is Xylaria 

 hypoxy on. More of the stated species I have been unable to classify 

 and I also think it must be doubted whether they are fungi f. inst. 

 Fungus nido hirudinum innascens". At any rate Peder Kylling need 



