Excerpt from Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club, 1901-1902, Vol. 11 As you well know, the various species Of the family grow mainly on the manure of herbivorous animals, although they are Often found on other decaying materials. It is my desire to se cure from your locality ten or fifteen samples of dung of the horse, ox, sheep, goat, and rabbit especially, and any others that may be conveniently secured. These samp should be wrapped in separate papers and labeled with such notes as are usually taken by the collector. I shall be all the more pleased if you collect samples having some Of these fungous forms upon them; but do not spend any time attempting to find such specimens. I simply ask you to furnish me the material whether there is any thing ou it or not; but be sure that it is old - the older the better. Old dry pellets such as can be picked up in any pasture or meadow are what are desired. I will doubtless be able to cultivate one or more species of this group of fungi from every such sample which you will send. Trusting that you will be able to assist me and that I am not presuming too much, I am, etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.