Dr. MacnnriDz's Account of the Lycoperdon solidum. 371 
I am sorry that I am unable to give any information as to the 
following particulars : | 
1. How long the fungus continues to derive support from the 
juices of the roots out of which it grows, and whether it causes 
the death of the inferior portion of the root. 
2. Whether the Indians knew any method of finding it similar 
to what is practised by the truffle-hunters in Europe. Tradition 
says they did. 
.8. The probable quantity of the fungus produced by a given 
portion of ground. 
T Chudeiton: March 28, 1817. 
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