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was of little consequence ; but under Dr. Lotsy's direction i 

 during the last few months, been put into shape and made ; 

 able for study. The loose specimens have been poisonec 

 displayed in strong glass-topped boxes of various suitable 

 and the sheet collection has been entirely renovated and arra 



cetes are especially fine, although pressed closely to the s 



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and the abundance of the Clavariaceae reflects the long and criti- 

 cal study of this group made by Persoon. Many of Leveille's 

 specimens of fungi are to be found here, but few are named. 

 Indeed, the percentage of undetermined or questionably deter- 

 mined fungi in the entire herbarium is very large. My thanks 

 are especially due Dr. Lotsy and Dr. Goethart, who aided me in 

 every possible way and made my stay at Leiden very delightful 

 as well as very profitable. In fact, the attractions at the Ryks 

 Herbarium were so great that I spent much less time than I had 



