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Fazetta were grown in pots and brought into bloom in a green- 

 house. In the two seasons of growth since then these plants 

 have produced no flowers. They have, however, made a vigorous 

 and healthy vegetative growth showing clearly that they are not 

 'run down' plants. Examination of the bulbs shows that there 

 is no blasting due to death of terminal growing points. Further 

 studies will be made to determine if forcing induces a more or 

 less permanent vegetative growth or whether a new bulb of this 

 species naturally requires several years of vegetative growth 

 before a flower stalk is produced. Wild plants of this species 

 obtained from Japan and which have been grown at the New 

 York Botanical Garden for two years have failed to produce 

 flowers. Living plants of the various cultures were exhibited." 



Dr. W. A. Murrill gave a paper on "Collecting Fungi near 

 Washington," an abstract of which follows: 



"The first two weeks in October were spent in the vicinity of 

 Washington, with excursions to Falls Church, Fairfax Court 

 House, Great Falls, and Mount Vernon in Virginia; and to 

 Baltimore, Reisterstown, and Easton in Maryland. Dr. Howard 

 A. Kelly collected with me one afternoon near Falls Church, 

 securing several specimens of fleshy fungi which he took home 

 and had photographed or painted. 



"I went with a party of friends over some of the golf links in 

 the suburbs of Washington and found the common field mush- 

 room, the field puffball, the fairy ring mushroom, and a peculiar 

 large form of Collybia radicata which grew only under maple 

 trees. All of these were eaten and enjoyed. 



" Clitocybe illudens was abundant in oak woods, particularly 

 fine clusters being observed west of Falls Church and near the 

 boat landing at Mount Vernon. 



"The journey to Easton, located on the eastern shore of 

 Maryland over eighty miles from Washington, was especially 

 interesting because Miss Mary E. Banning, a pioneer mycologist 

 of Maryland was born in Talbot County. Dr. Kelly is preparing 

 an account of her life and work. Her book of manuscript and 

 drawings is at Albany having been donated by her to the State 

 Museum about thirty years ago. A list of the species she col- 



