Journal of Mycology 
A Periodical Devoted to North American Mycology. Issued in 
February , May , October and December. Price , $1.00 per Year. 
Fo Foreign Subscribers $ 1 . 10 . Edited and Published by 
IV. A. Kellerman , Ph. D., Columbus , Ohio. 
NOTES. 
It is not quite clear why mycological papers should be pre¬ 
sented before three or four or more American botanical societies — 
or rather to go to the real root of the matter, why there should 
be the numerous organizations as there are, unrestricted or 
national in scope and indistinguishable in objects and methods. 
Would it not be most rational, and from every point of view 
far preferable to have for presentation and discussion of the 
scientific papers but one national association — though of course 
the more local clubs throughout the country the better perhaps. 
This general organization might well be Section G, A. A. A. S. 
At each annual meeting as many divisions could be made as neces¬ 
sary and convenient for the more satisfactory reading and con¬ 
sideration of the papers grouped according to subjects. 
Why should not the various botanical societies (other than 
local organizations) exist for and be devoted exclusively to their 
definite restricted subjects — meeting not for hearing papers on 
general scientific subjects or even the details of research work, 
but for the purpose of discussing, improving, extending methods, 
terminology, publication, indexing, etc. For example, the gen¬ 
eral purpose of promoting research and publishing the results to 
which we may perhaps say the Botanical Society of America is 
in the main committed, is a most worthy object; why is that 
not sufficiently ambitious? Why should the papers dealing with 
all manner and scope of research work be read before it? Ditto, 
for the other botanical societies too numerous to mention. Sec¬ 
tion G, A'. A. A. S. would furnish an audience patient and long 
suffering. - 
And now the Mycologists (Systematists) are talking of 
organizing; having a society of their own! Certainly a commend¬ 
able project — provided (in our humble opinion) that the purpose 
is, not to read scientific papers to themselves, but to discuss new 
or disputed topics, subjects of technical interest; to consider 
questions peculiar to systematic Mycology; to ponder the dis¬ 
tressing matter of nomenclature, as well as terminology, types, 
publication and illustration of new species, indexing, journalistic 
work, and a raft of other topics more or less exclusively per¬ 
taining to our business as specialists. 
Journal of Mycology ,Vol. 9, pp. 81-160, Issued May 29, 1903. 
