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Field Mycology Volume 16(2), April 2015 Field Mycology is a quarterly magazine, published for the British Mycological Society by Elsevier. It provides articles about fungi of interest to the field mycologist, covering all aspects of identification, conservation, recording and collection, for all levels of expertise. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board or the British Mycological Society. The Society is a registered charity.
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Marcel Bon
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS The Editors welcome submissions of material for publication on all aspects of field mycology. Articles should aim to have a wide appeal and be written in a style suitable for the non-specialist. Book reviews and general review articles are also welcome. Originals of figures should be about twice the linear size of the desired final reproduction. Editors will correspond directly with authors where revision is needed and proofs will normally be sent to the principal author at galley stage. Colour proofs are not provided. All correspondence and material for publication should be addressed to the Editor, see above. Text may be typewritten, via E-mail or on disk (floppy, CD-ROM) and is acceptable in any MS WINDOWS or APPLE MACINTOSH word processor application. Illustrations can be submitted as hardcopy (prints or transparencies) or as high resolution scans (300 dpi minimum) on disk (or via email) in any graphic file format.
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Field Mycology (ISSN 1468-1641) is published quarterly by Elsevier Ltd, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Annual subscription price in the USA US$72 (valid in North, Central and South America), including air speed delivery. Periodical postage paid at Rahway NJ and additional mailing offices. USA POSTMASTER: Send change of address: Name of Journal, Elsevier, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. AIRFREIGHT AND MAILING in USA by Mercury International Limited, 365, Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
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First published in Miscellanea Mycologica No 107 Nov. 2014 Translated by Anne Andrews One of the “Greats” has departed. I first had the pleasure of meeting Marcel Bon in the 70s at an exhibition in or near Lille. From the first I was struck by the great intelligence and amazing knowledge shown by this jolly and very approachable man. He was an outstanding observer, both in the field and with his microscope. With dubious razor blades and hasty cuts he could find what he needed immediately while it would have taken us an hour. He could quickly hit on the critical character to identify the specimen or sometimes to establish that it was a new variety. He had a remarkably wide knowledge of almost all genera of fungi and also a great knowledge of botany. Marcel travelled all over France and Europe, exploring and sharing his knowledge and also his good humour. From the coasts to the mountains, in Switzerland and Italy and Germany, he observed thousands and thousands of species, shared his observations and replied to our enquiries, with his famous scribbles in the margins of our letters with arrows and hieroglyphics all over them.... We also came together at St Valery-surSomme at the famous Study Centre beside the Bay of the Somme for mycological marathons working from 8am to midnight on our collections. But let us not forget the meals, where he created a convivial atmosphere with his spontaneous plays on words and the famous Gros Plant (white wine)…In short, days which were both studious and entertaining. Then on 11th May 2014, when he had not been seen at our congresses for several years, Marcel Bon left us to be reunited with Marchand, Romagnesi and other friends who had passed away too soon, Michel Citerin and several others. He had taught so many mycologists, Jaques Vast, Regis Courtecuisse, Jean-Louis Cheype, Jacques Guinberteau, Daniel Reaudin and so many others including your humble servant.
Farewell Marcel. I shall not forget you. Admittedly your keys will eventually be superseded but they have been of such great use to us for Tricholoma, Agaricus, the famous Galeronaucorioids, Inocybe, Russula, Lactarius, Lepiota, Hygrophorus, species of the Picardy shoreline, species of Languedoc-Roussillon with Chevassut, Strophariaceae with Pierre Roux, several studies on the fungi of the Mediterranean, on the fungi of Cistus… In short he has covered almost all the families and all the regions of Europe! JJ Wuilbaut
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Field Mycology Volume 16(2), April 2015 Field Mycology is a quarterly magazine, published for the British Mycological Society by Elsevier. It provides articles about fungi of interest to the field mycologist, covering all aspects of identification, conservation, recording and collection, for all levels of expertise. Views expressed are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board or the British Mycological Society. The Society is a registered charity.
ORDERS, CLAIMS, AND SUBSCRIPTION ENQUIRIES
Marcel Bon
EDITORIAL PANEL Field Mycology is edited by Geoffrey Kibby with assistance from Martyn Ainsworth, Anne Andrews, Antony Burnham, Penny Cullington, Alick Henrici, Malcolm Storey, Mario Tortelli and Jo Weightman. Editorial Address: Geoffrey Kibby, British Mycological Society, c/o Wolfson Wing of the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AB. E-mail: [email protected]
Please contact the Customer Service Department at the Regional Sales Office nearest you: AMERICAS (North/South/Central) Orlando: Elsevier, Customer Service Department, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800, USA; phone: (877) 8397126 or (800) 6542452 [toll free numbers for US customers] (+1) (407) 3454020 or (+1) (407) 3454000 [customers outside US]; fax: (+1) (407) 3631354 or (+1) (407) 3639661; e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected] BRITAIN, EUROPE, MIDDLE-EAST and AFRICA Oxford: Elsevier, Customer Service department, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB; phone (+44) (0) 1865 843434; fax (+44) (0) 1865 843912; e-mail: JournalsCustomerServiceEMEA @elsevier.com (UK individual subscription is £29 or £38). JAPAN Tokyo: Elsevier, Customer Service Department, 4F Higashi-Azabu, 1-Chome Bldg, 1-9-15 HigashiAzabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0044, Japan; phone: (+81) (3) 5561 5037; fax: (+81) (3) 5561 5047; e-mail: [email protected] ASIA PACIFIC Singapore: Elsevier, Customer Service Department, 3 Killiney Road, #08-01 Winsland House I, Singapore 239519; phone: (+65) 63490222; fax: (+65) 67331510; e-mail: [email protected]
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INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS The Editors welcome submissions of material for publication on all aspects of field mycology. Articles should aim to have a wide appeal and be written in a style suitable for the non-specialist. Book reviews and general review articles are also welcome. Originals of figures should be about twice the linear size of the desired final reproduction. Editors will correspond directly with authors where revision is needed and proofs will normally be sent to the principal author at galley stage. Colour proofs are not provided. All correspondence and material for publication should be addressed to the Editor, see above. Text may be typewritten, via E-mail or on disk (floppy, CD-ROM) and is acceptable in any MS WINDOWS or APPLE MACINTOSH word processor application. Illustrations can be submitted as hardcopy (prints or transparencies) or as high resolution scans (300 dpi minimum) on disk (or via email) in any graphic file format.
Copyright 2015, The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Rights
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Field Mycology (ISSN 1468-1641) is published quarterly by Elsevier Ltd, PO Box 211, 1000 AE Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Annual subscription price in the USA US$72 (valid in North, Central and South America), including air speed delivery. Periodical postage paid at Rahway NJ and additional mailing offices. USA POSTMASTER: Send change of address: Name of Journal, Elsevier, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4800. AIRFREIGHT AND MAILING in USA by Mercury International Limited, 365, Blair Road, Avenel, NJ 07001.
Department in Oxford, UK: phone (+44) 1865 843830, fax (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: [email protected]. Requests may also
be
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(http://www.elsevier.com/locate/permissions). In the USA, users may clear permissions and make payments through the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, USA; phone: (+1) (978) 7508400, fax: (+1) (978) 7504744, and in the UK through the Copyright Licensing Agency Rapid Clearance Service (CLARCS), 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP, UK; phone: (+44) 20 7631 5555; fax: (+44) 20 7631 5500. Other countries may have a local reprographic rights agency for payments.
First published in Miscellanea Mycologica No 107 Nov. 2014 Translated by Anne Andrews One of the “Greats” has departed. I first had the pleasure of meeting Marcel Bon in the 70s at an exhibition in or near Lille. From the first I was struck by the great intelligence and amazing knowledge shown by this jolly and very approachable man. He was an outstanding observer, both in the field and with his microscope. With dubious razor blades and hasty cuts he could find what he needed immediately while it would have taken us an hour. He could quickly hit on the critical character to identify the specimen or sometimes to establish that it was a new variety. He had a remarkably wide knowledge of almost all genera of fungi and also a great knowledge of botany. Marcel travelled all over France and Europe, exploring and sharing his knowledge and also his good humour. From the coasts to the mountains, in Switzerland and Italy and Germany, he observed thousands and thousands of species, shared his observations and replied to our enquiries, with his famous scribbles in the margins of our letters with arrows and hieroglyphics all over them.... We also came together at St Valery-surSomme at the famous Study Centre beside the Bay of the Somme for mycological marathons working from 8am to midnight on our collections. But let us not forget the meals, where he created a convivial atmosphere with his spontaneous plays on words and the famous Gros Plant (white wine)…In short, days which were both studious and entertaining. Then on 11th May 2014, when he had not been seen at our congresses for several years, Marcel Bon left us to be reunited with Marchand, Romagnesi and other friends who had passed away too soon, Michel Citerin and several others. He had taught so many mycologists, Jaques Vast, Regis Courtecuisse, Jean-Louis Cheype, Jacques Guinberteau, Daniel Reaudin and so many others including your humble servant.
Farewell Marcel. I shall not forget you. Admittedly your keys will eventually be superseded but they have been of such great use to us for Tricholoma, Agaricus, the famous Galeronaucorioids, Inocybe, Russula, Lactarius, Lepiota, Hygrophorus, species of the Picardy shoreline, species of Languedoc-Roussillon with Chevassut, Strophariaceae with Pierre Roux, several studies on the fungi of the Mediterranean, on the fungi of Cistus… In short he has covered almost all the families and all the regions of Europe! JJ Wuilbaut
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