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hibition. It is surmounted by a bell jar filled with the dried mush- 

 rooms in the condition in which they are offered for sale in the 

 markets of China and Japan. 



Mr S. H. Burnham, the Assistant Botanist, has been chiefly 

 occupied with office work. He has incorporated the collections of 

 1905 in their proper places, has disinfected and labeled the speci- 

 mens, attended to the correspondence of the office in my absence, 

 identifying specimens sent for determination and giving informa- 

 tion sought concerning them. He has prepared a card catalogue 

 with descriptive references of the new species of fungi described by 

 the State Botanist. 



Respectfully submitted 



Charles H. Peck 



State Botanist 

 Office of the State Botanist 



Albany, December 26, igo6 



