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that instead of three or four inches of rain, the usual quantity 
for October, there had been only one-half an inch; so we pro- 
ceeded next day to Corvallis and established ourselves near 
the new Agricultural Hall of the Oregon State College, within 
easy reach by three separate railway lines of the western slopes 
of the Cascades, the Coast Range, the intervening valleys, and 
the immediate coast. Some of the most promising localities 
were selected for us by Professor H. S. Jackson and these were 
visited in order. The weather, which had been rather dry for 
fungi, became stormy upon our arrival, and every day was more 
or less rainy. Periods of low temperature after the rains ap- 
peared interfered considerably with the development of gill- 
fungi, but by visiting sheltered places a very good representa- 
tion of species was obtained. 
On Monday, November 6, several hours were spent in explor- 
ing a dense fir forest south of Corvallis, which contained scattered 
specimens of oak, willow, and maple. A majority of the fungi 
found were similar to those at Seattle, but a considerable number 
were different; also, several eastern species were collected here 
that had not been seen in Washington. Paxillus involutus 
reached a foot or more in diameter; Hygrophorus eburneus, 
Boletus luteus, and Lactaria deliciosawere very abundant; Hydnum 
Auriscalpium occurred commonly on the fir cones; Amani- 
topsis vaginata, Craterellus cornucopioides, Marasmius siccus, 
Russula nigricans, Tyromyces chioneus, and Armillaria albo- 
lanaripes were found once or twice. 
The following day, November 7, was spent at Glen Brook, 
twenty-three miles south of Corvallis, one of the terminals of 
flooded during a portion of the winter, when wild geese frequent 
it in large numbers. The abundance of wheat stubble and 
clover also proves very agreeable to the handsome Chinese 
pheasant which has multiplied greatly in this valley since its 
introduction in 1877. The hills were covered with gnarled and 
