Journal of Mr oology 
A Periodical Devoted to North American Mycology. Issued Pi- 
monthly; January , March , May , July , September and November 
Price , $2.00 per Year. To Foreign Subscribers $2.25. Edited and 
Published by ^ ^ KELLERMAN , Ptf. £>., COLUMBUS , Otf/0. 
EDITOR'S NOTES. 
Owing to the absence of the editor from the latter part of 
December until April the notice of Mr. Ellis’s death was not 
printed in the January No. of the Journal as it should have been. 
This second annual Guatemala, trip interfered with prompt issu¬ 
ance of the January and March Nos. as well. Apology is due to 
contributors for delay in the appearance of their papers. 
Occasion may here be taken to note both the rapid expansion 
of Mycology in this country, and the growth of Mycological lit¬ 
erature since Mr. Ellis began his work. We desire to give ample 
credit to the pioneers in systematic Mycology — and no one would 
fail in this connection to recall the work of the trio now passed, 
Schweinitz, Ravenel and Ellis. Their work served largely as a 
guide and incentive to many who have since taken up the work. 
The general advance in all branches of science in the last half 
century is also a significant fact. 
Yet one other factor may be cited as most potent of all, 
namely, the establishment of the Agricultural Experiment Sta¬ 
tions. Mycology, especially the economic phases, has its peculiar 
home in these institutions. If space permitted reference would 
be made to some of the educational institutions, which early took 
up scientific work on fungi; Harvard of course would be first 
and foremost in this list. The U. S. Department of Agriculture 
has been a leader — but the subject is too wide for a brief edi¬ 
torial. 
The Journal of Mycology when inaugurated and when Mr. 
Ellis was the contributing editor, was modest in its pretensions — 
yet most generously supported by the small band of mycologists 
in this country. Though it succumbed for a time, its revival was 
a necessity — in spite of the fact that Experiment Station Bulle¬ 
tins and two important botanical journals were furnishing an 
avenue for publication of the rapidly increasing mycological stu¬ 
dies of ardent students. Mr. Ellis did not wish to resume his 
original place on the title page, yet he was as much interested 
as in the beginning and made frequent contributions. 
Journal of Mycology, Vol. 12, pp. 41-88, Issued May 31, 1906. 
