Lloyd Mycological Writings V4.pdf - MykoWeb

W. G. FARLOW.
We are presenting herewith an excellent likeness of \V. G. Farlow,
Professor of Cryptogamic Botany at Harvard University, who is at
present the senior and leading figure in American mycology. He has
fortunately been favored with a liberal income, and for many years
has devotedly accumulated a library on mycology, as well as a working
collection of exsiccatae, the largest, perhaps, in the world. \Ye
understand that this collection will eventually become the property
of Harvard University, and American mycology is to be congrat-
ulated in that these treasures will be available to future students at
Harvard.
For many years Dr. Farlow has been systematically indexing the
record of American mycology by a system of card indexes. Arrangement
for publication was made with the Carnegie Institution, under
the title Bibliographical Index of American Fungi, and the first part
appeared in 1905. Although the Index is slow in coming out, none
having been issued since, we understand that it will be continued
until completed, when it will be a storehouse of information and
citations of the subject. Such a work is a vast undertaking, and at
the present rate of progress will require a long time. May we not
hope to see it issued more frequently in the future?
Many years ago it was announced that Professor Asa Gray would
work up the Phaenogamic botany of America, and Professor Farlow
the Cryptogamic botany. It is an open secret that Professor Farlow
has a set of illustrations of American agarics, prepared by the excep-
tionally talented artist, Mr. L. C. C. Krieger, who for a number of
years worked under Dr. Farlow's direction and care. This is an
undertaking involving, in addition to the labor, a very large expense.
If published, it will rival Boudier's illustrations.
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