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versity of Michigan, to aid in his studies of the fungus genus, 
Cortinarius, 
The Garden Library is now receiving the O ficial Bulletin, pub- 
lished daily under order of the President by the Committee on 
Public Information. This committee, comprising the Secretaries 
of State, War and Navy, and a civilian chairman (Mr. George 
Creel), was appointed by President Wilson on April 14, 1917. 
The issue of May 15, under the caption, ‘No Seed for Distribu- 
tion,” contains the following paragraphs: 
“No seed for free distribution nor for sale is at the disposal of 
the United States Department of Agriculture. The department, 
however, through its committee on seed stocks, is receiving daily 
telegraphic and other reports as to available supplies of seeds of 
crops for late planting, and will assist in locating seed stocks for 
localities where shortages exist. The committee is codperating 
with state, local and commercial agencies in an effort to secure 
better distribution of seed and to encourage plantings of all 
important crops.” 
“Information regarding shortages and surplus stocks should 
be addressed to R. A. Oakley, chairman committee on seed ue 
United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. 
Notice was received on March 21, from E, Sern ancw: of 
the discontinuance of the publication of his Fungi Columbiani 
with the distribution of Century 51. This valuable series was 
begun in 1893 by J. B. Ellis and B. M, Everhart, Newfield, N. J., 
by whom the first fourteen centuries were issued. Century 15 
was issued by Dr. C. L. Shear, Washington, D. C., and Centuries 
16-51 by Elam Bartholomew, Stockton, Kan. There is a com- 
plete series in the cryptogamic herbarium of the Garden. 
On April 26 the department of botany of the Department of 
Education of the Brooklyn Institute visited the Garden, and were 
conducted through the buildings and grounds by Dr. Gundersen. 
The attendance was about forty. 
Among those in attendance at the dedication exercises, April 
19-21, the following are registered in the visitor’s book: 
George F. Atkinson, EE Bartlett: 
Billings L, Avery, Jr., A. F. Blakeslee, 
