57G Journal of the Department of Agriculture. 



Vaccines can also be obtained on application throufih tlie Government 

 Veterinary Officers of the Union or any Magistrate, who will obtain the 

 vaccine required and remit the money in jjayinenl io Pretoria, and will ide- 

 graph urgent oi'ders, if rcciuircd to do -^o, when piiynniit i-^ uiiidc Inr ilic 

 telegram. 



Vaccines urc issucil fur aisli inilj/. itml no nrdcrs irill he dccv jih'il ■iinlrsx 

 full, jxiymenf is mndf in mlrinur. 



Vaccines cun he sent Ini rail on the C.D.IJ. si/stein. and should anij order 

 he itnaccompanied hi/ a remHinnce , the Gnrer)niieiif reserves flie rujht of 

 using its discretion, and of either dispatrliing the consignment C.O.J), to 

 the nearest railway station or of holding fJie order nntil a remittance in 

 payment is received. 



Payment may he mailc Inj cash, post<d order, or cliequr. 



Parrels ran not he sent CO. P. hy post. 



All vaccines are sent railage or postage free to aiiy address in the TTnion. 



Syringes and other instriimonts cannot be supplied by the Dcpartnu-nt, 

 but must be obtained through the ordinary channels. A list of lirms su])])ly- 

 ing syringes can l)e obtained on ai)pli(ation to the Director, Veterinary 

 I<]dncation and Research, P.O. Box .35W, Pretoria. 



The Government cannot undertake to exchange any Laboratory product 

 once it has been issued. All consignments are carefully packed before dispatch, 

 and liability cannot be accei')ted for any breakages that may occur in transit. 



All Lahoratory pi-eparations are carefully tested hefore heing sent out, 

 hut they are issued solely at the purchaser' s risl<. The Gorernynent cannot 

 nerept any responsihility for any losses or Occidents irhich niaij occur from 

 the use of these vaccines. 



Mushrooms and Allied Fungi: Determination of. 



liegardiii^' the collection and (leterjiiination of Agarics and allied 

 fuiig'i by the cryptogamic section of the National Herharinni, it is 

 pointed out that numerous specimens of these fleshy fungi have 

 recently been received by the Division of Botany from correspondents 

 for identification, very often with the inquiry as to whether thej^ are 

 edible or not. Unfortunately these specimens have usually arrived 

 in such a state of decomposition that determination has been 

 impossible. For the sake of those interested in the subject, it is 

 suggested that in order to ensure fleshy sjx'cimens, especially of the 

 mushroom type, arriving in the best possible condition, they shoidd 

 be picked Avlien quite young, packed in newspaper, and dispatched in 

 a. cardboard bi)x. Mushrooms i)acked in tins or other airtight 

 receptacles rot almost immediately. Much wastage of specimens has 

 also occurred through their arriving at a week-end or before a public 

 holiday. This point should be taken into consideration Avhen sending 

 specimens for determination. 



Experiment Stations in Brazil. 



The Legislature of the State of Bahia, Brazil, has authorized 

 (according to a paragraph in a -recent number of the United »States 

 Department of Agriculture E.rperiincnt Statio7i Record) the Dejiart- 

 ment of Agriculture there to institute a series of agricultural experi- 

 ment stations throughout the State. A unique feature of the legisla- 

 tion is that the service is to be made self-supporting by the collecti<ui 

 of a 1 ])er cent. ex]>ort duty on all agricultuial products, 



