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berry, Gaylussacia resinosa. In it the fruit is commonly dull 
black without any bloom, but in the variety it is of a shining jet 
@ black and is readily distinguishable from the ordinary form. 
Dishonest berry pickers sometimes take advantage of the similarity 
. in size and shape between this huckleberry and the black-fruited 
__yariety of the chokeberry, Pyrus arbutifolia. They mix the two 
fruits and the fraud is not likely to be detected till the taste reveals 
_ it. The flavor of large quantities of canned berries is sometimes 
¥ spoiled by this reprehensible practice. 
by Mr. P. H. Dudley, civil engineer of the N. Y. C. and H. R. rail- 
road, has, at my request, communicated to me some of the results 
of his investigations of the fungi destructive to wood. This is of 
such great practical importance that I have added a copy of his 
communication to this report. It is marked E. 
7 Very respectfully submitted. 
: CHAS. H. PECK. 
’ AxpBany, December 6, 1887. 
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