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lichen genera are still further distributed by infiltrating them 
into existing families of fungi. 
The second part of the work consists of a treatment of the 
Collemaceae of Ohio. Sixteen species of the family are recog- 
nized for Ohio, three of which are described as new. 
This and similar lists are not only of local value but are also 
of inestimable value to the student of North American ascomy- 
cetes, especially those who are concerned with monographic work 
on the various groups of ascomycetes for North American Flora. 
F. J. Seaver. 
Testimonial to Professor Charles Horton Peck 
The friends and colleagues of Professor Peck, who recently 
retired from the position of New York State Botanist after nearly 
fifty years of service, have expressed a wish to commemorate his 
important labors in the field of mycology by placing in the new 
rooms of the New York State Museum an exhibit of reproduc- 
tions of the edible and poisonous fungi of New York. The 
preparation of this series has been assigned to Mr. Henri Mar- 
chand, whose reproductions from nature, both in structural detail 
and in coloring are of extraordinary beauty and fidelity, and 
twelve clusters of fungi have already been completed. It is 
desirable to finish the work this winter, as preliminary casts have 
already been prepared of a large number of subjects. Contri- 
butions to this very worthy and important undertaking may be 
sent to Dr. John M. Clarke, Director, State Museum, Education 
Building, Albany, N. Y. 
