THE FUNGI OF WESTERN NEW YORK, 



By Dr. Charles E. Fairman. 



In the introductory portion of this paper a review of the progress 

 of mycology in the United States was given at length, and a resume of 

 the work of the late Hon. G. W. Clinton, of Buffalo, the pioneer inves- 

 tigator of the fungi of this section. A synopsis of the contributions of 

 Clinton, contained in the Reports of the New York State Museum from 

 the 23rd to the 39th, ended the historic treatment of the subject. 



For the past five years the author has been investigating the 

 mycologic flora of Orleans county, N. Y., and has collected over 425 

 different species during that time, which may be classified as follows : 

 Pyrenomycetes, - - - - 87 species. 



Sphaeropsideae, - - - - -61" 

 Hyphomycetes, - - - - 43 " 



Hymenomycetes, - - - - 96 " 



Gasteromycetes, - . - - - 7 " 



Phycomycetes, - - - - - 10 " 

 Myxomycetes, - - - - 17 " 



Uredinese and Ustilagineae, - - 51 " 



Discomycetes, 24- " 



Imperfect and unclassified, - 29 



425 



