THE BRYOLOGIST 
Vol. XXV January, 1922 No. i 
LICHENS OF THE LAKE GEORGE REGION 
Stewart H. Burnham 
The region covered includes the counties of Washington, Warren, and Sara- 
toga, New York. I collected my first lichens in 1892: these were determined 
by Dr. John W. Eckfeldt. Specimens collected during the last fifteen years 
have been determined by Dr. Bruce Fink, the late Dr. L. W. Riddle, and Mr. G. 
K. Merrill. 
A few botanists have collected lichens in the region. Dr. E. A. Burt made 
the major part of his collections at East Galway, Saratoga county from 1892 
to 1895; these are preserved in his herbarium. Mr. Frank Dobbin made a large 
collection of lichens at Shushan, Washington county, specially during the years 
1906 and 1907; these are at least partly preserved in his herbarium. Dr. E. C. 
Howe collected lichens at Fort Edward during the years 1867 and 1868: some of 
these are yet to be found in the New York State Herbarium. Dr. Smith Ely 
Jelliffe, collected many lichens about Huletts Landing, Lake George, from 1889 
to 1892; these are preserved in his herbarium in New York City. Dr. Chas. H. 
Peck collected lichens in the area covered, and presumably some of these were 
determined by Dr. Eckfeldt; these are preserved in the New York State Herb- 
arium. 
The nomenclature and sequence of names, conforms as closely as possible 
with that used by Dr. A. Zahlbruckner in his work on " Ascolichenes," in Engler 
and Prantl, "Die Natiirlichen Pflanzenfamilien." 
List of Species 
1. Verrucaria muralis Ach. Limestone rocks and ledges; also on claystones 
in fields at Vaughns and east of Tripoli. Several collections have 
been determined by Mr, G. K. Merrill: and specimens are preserved 
in the State Herbarium. N. Y. State Mus. Bull. 167: 33. 1913. 
2. Verrucaria rupestris Schrad. On small loose stones in meadows at Vaughns, 
Oct. 16, 1913. Determined by Mr. Merrill who says, " Verrucaria 
rupestris is where I have always placed my Knox county, Maine, spe- 
cimens of this plant. Mr. Willey indentified the same thing on shell 
found near the sea as Verrucaria nigrescens Pers. : but that species has 
a distinct thallus and in my experience is never without such. In your 
specimens the thallus is inconspicuous and it would make excellent 
Verrucaria muralis, if it were not for the fact that it fits it substratum." 
The November number of The Beyologist was published Feb. 27, 1922, 
