148 BOTANICAL GAZETTE, [ June. 
es fungi are simply the pa kvaings cells of laticiferous vessels, but. 
est no function for them unless the pouring out of their contents 
Be ye furnishing food to the _o knar spores, which, in many species, 
e bathed with it during growth. 
FOLLOWING notice from Prof. W. W. Bailey in a Providence (R. 1) 
otiiaiade 
e writer esteems it a privilege, as he im tied last reg or to answer 
any inquiries of a botanical nature which are within the range of his 
study. This — provided that the a public will thoughtfully 
remit nop stamp or stamped envelope for the reply 
e sar la before made ha as resulted in an extensive connie nd- 
— profitable we hope on both sides; we mean profitable in the se se of 
now i 
as pi ha very ie in the work of the writer—save him, indeed 
r which it is sin “i - thrust upon him—if 1 rill 1 attend to t 
ploy “tm directio ao ee wi only 
Collec ere 
root and all, o or, too lar: rge, representativ ] ves, ete. 
e portions of root, stem, lea 
Bend the plant into aZ or N, if necessary. Pare down the roots if too thie 
LE-.Do i bisa off the tip end of a plant, even in flower, and send me clus- 
i im 
IL. os ah son where the pla : llected. A specimen un- 
tee i. wurtk next to nothing. It pr r oa ti cae aa the Pecate bel 
1th poems on sprin ld for rr 
oa Sg trash Tao the wlhees curator nog an i inpdeceronnd railway 
think because a lant was collected at the tomb of Buro 
skied out of the rudder-hole of Noah’s ark, that its seca interest is at call 
enhanced. A good, well-collected plant from St. Helena is no better because it 
ed in the paths of Lon ngwood. Sentiment is wholly apart from our rir 
= Bae sat x im always with a Spanish rein od, as 
e pla essed. wad, as 
they | were to be fired from a fs nno Do not wrap them ‘up ina 
rustingly believe that the write ice withou 
price, is not so ferocious as his omrtag ene a per offers his serv 
