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sent for examination, which collection was found to contain some 
examples of both of the species previously sent. These plants 
were of especial interest to us since they represent the only 
Three species of Tuber have been previously reported from the 
eastern United States, none of which accord well, so far as we can 
judge from the aa pian Aas the two recently collected. 
The identity of the tr has not been determined 
with pes but the specimens are kept for further study. 
The indications are that this genus may be well represented in 
the eastern United States 
Correspondence with Wiese: Robba and Giavelli was read, 
and the specimens they have recently collected in New York and 
New Jersey exhibited. 
very brief account was given of the literature and t 
classification of truffles, with brief descriptions of the ane 
edible species of Italy and France. In the market at Trent, the 
following species are usually found: Tuber aestivum, Tuber 
brumale, Tuber mesentericum, Tuber melanosporum, a 
uncinatum. In France, from six to seven million dollars’ worth 
of truffles are marketed annually at one to two dollars per pound. 
Fresh truffles shipped to New York sometimes sell as high as 
eight dollars per pound 
In his work on underground fungi occurring in California, 
Harkness reports thirteen species of Tuber, but all of them are so 
rare as to be of little economic value. Harkness did not find 
any of the species of truffles usually eaten in Italy, but Tuber 
ces approaches very nearly to one of these Italian species. 
In addition to Tuber, a number of other genera of underground 
fungi contain edible specie 
NOTES, NEWS AND COMMENT 
Dr. W. A. Murrill, Assistant Director, represented the Garden 
at the inauguration of John Huston Finley as President of the 
University and Commissioner of Education of the State of New 
ock at Albany on January 2 
