Boston Mycological Club. 
Bulletin No. 2, 1897. 
Excursions. Every one who intends to go will please notify the 
leader one day in advance, in order that accommodations, and tickets 
may be provided. 
July 16th (Friday). East Milton. Leave N. Y., N. H. & II., (Kneeland 
St. Station) at 2.18 p. m. Return at 6.19, or at pleasure. Walk of 2-4 
miles. No notice need be sent, iycts. 
July 22nd (Thursday). Lincoln and the Trapelo Road. Leave Union 
Station at 12.30 p. m. for Concord. Return about 6.00 p. m. from Waltham. 
Drive in barges, walking at pleasure. H. Webster, Box 21, Cambridge. 
About $1.25. 
July 23rd (Friday). Cabot’s Woods and Prospect Park. Leave Horti¬ 
cultural Hall bv electric car at 2.00 o’clock. Short walks, return at pleasure. 
W. C. Bates, 131 Devonshire St., Boston. About 25 cts. 
July 23rd (Friday). Lynn Woods and Dungeon Rock. Leave Union 
Station at 12.40 p. m and Lynn Station by special car at 1.10. Return 
from Lynn at 4.53 p. m. Walk of h to 2 miles. Dr. R. T. Dearborn, 
16 So. Common St., Lynn. 34 cts. 
On Saturday, July 24th, Saturday, Aug. 21st, and Saturday, Sept, nth, 
Prizes for Native Mushrooms are offered by the Massachusetts Horticul¬ 
tural Society as follows: 1st $4.00; 2nd $3.00; 3rd $2.00. Competitors 
should reach the Hall by 9 a. m. Everything must be on the table at 
11 a. m., when exhibits will be judged. 
The Next Regular Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 24th, at 
3 p. m. In connection with this there will be talks on the specimens 
exhibited, and also a chafing-dish demonstration. 
Saturday Talks will be given as often as possible, special attention 
being paid as in the past to demonstration of the characteristics of 
common edible and poisonous species. On days when the Club has the 
Upper Hall to itself these talks will be held between 12 and 1, and between 
2 and 3 p. m. 
In answer to queries with regard to sending perishable mushrooms 
for identification it may be said that the best method is to dry the plants 
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first. This may be done in a wire frame over a stove. A careful description 
and sketch of the fresh plant should accompany the dried specimens. 
(See Underwood’s “ Suggestions,” noticed on another page). 
The blank forms (“ Collector’s Notes”) are at last ready for distribution, 
at one cent each, to cover cost. Those who wish to use them are advised 
to read some descriptions in Stevenson, Peck, or some other authority in 
order to learn what are the essential things to note. They should also 
consult some glossary of terms, such as that in Stevenson, vol. ii, or in 
Taylor’s “Handbook”, now being published. 
The following directions for Fixing Spore Prints are taken from 
Herpel (“Das Prapariren der Hutpilze”). 
Paper which is somewhat absorbent must be used,—unglazed blue 
or black paper (of which the color must be unaffected by the fixative) for 
white spored species. The piece of paper bearing the spore print is to be 
laid, spores upward, in a flat plate or platter, on which a thin layer of 
fixative has first been poured. The fixative is allowed to soak up through 
from below, and should not overflow the edges of the paper. When it is 
certain that the spores as well as the paper are thoroughly soaked, the 
preparation is removed and dried, sometimes, to prevent sticking, being 
laid on moistened blotting paper. 
The fixative to be used will vary with the species. For instance the 
spores of Cantharellus cibarius and some others may be fixed by water 
