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mycorhizas, Many i peeks specimens of the several groups 
of fungi have ass gees aed for this Coreen 
sane of its estan in ess cedar ees and the rest ‘of its 
time in devastating apple orchards. ear by is the group to 
which Poe WetUL sae ngs. This form attacks pine trees and 
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agian the ahole tree toa wreate ror less extent. 
One specimen among our collection of fleshy or woody fungi 
shelf and horizontal. When it had attained considerable size the 
tree fell, but the plant was not yet through growing; being 
