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woods on oak and chestnut logs but it was too much decayed to 
be edible. Pyropolyporus igniarius was found once on birch 
, ‘: Robiniae . 
hile Fulvifomes Robiniae was rather common on black locust 
Trametes robiniophila was found on locust at Bedford but not 
t i e only species eaten was the brick-top, 
hich was deciduous logs and 
in an open pine grove in sufficient quantities to be use 
This species of Russula was particularly good, and, on account of 
the cool weather, was free from insects. 
Sixty species of fungi were obtained, a list of which will appear 
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have been planted in the woods east of the shrub collection. 
The summit of the mountain 1 was carefully studied so that it 
might be reproduced here if desired. 
. A. MuURRILL, 
Assistant Director 
DAHLIA EXHIBITION 
A‘Dahlia Exhibition was held in the eee m Building on 
Saturday and Sunday, September rg d 24th, 1916. The 
premiums offered were he m the income : the ilies R. ppaads 
Fund. There were both classes open t 
to non-commercial growers. 
the open-to-all classes, the first prize for the largest and 
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collection was won by Mr. C. Loui ling, the second 
Messrs. Mills ‘o.; the latter also secured the sec prize for 
vase of twelve cactus blooms, and likewise for a vase of twelve 
peony-flowered bloo the class for twelve blooms decora- 
tive, the first prize went to Mr. Manda, the second to Mr 
ive, th W. A. ‘o Mr. 
Alling, and the third to Mills & Co. In the class for twelve 
blooms show or fancy, Mills & Co. obtained first. Mr. William 
