Wanted. — Short notes of interest to the general bot- 
anist are always in demand for this department. Our 
readers are invited to make this the place of publication 
for their botanical items, 
Shelf-Fungi Wanted.— Mr. C. G. Lloyd, Court St., 
Cincinnati, Ohio, having erected a large three-story brick 
building in which to house his fine collections of fungi, 
now asks for specimens of \vood\' fungi of all kinds. A 
large number of botanists from all over the world have 
assisted in building up this collection and all who are 
inclined to help will find it easy to do so. Air. Lloyd 
offers to name specimens when desired and no one inter- 
ested in the fungi of his region should neglect this oppor- 
tunity to obtain their correct names. Select several good 
specimens of each species and thoroughly dry them before 
sending. Number each kind and keep one of each so that 
you may know to what species the names refer when 
returned. Last but not least, Mr. Lloyd's illustrated 
mycological publications are sent free to all who con- 
tribute fungi. All who can should begin the collection of 
these plants at once. All the woody outgrowths from 
old logs, stumps, trees— living or dead — etc., are desired. 
Coxspicuous Colored Stamens.— There are very tew 
flowers in which the color of the stamens may be said to 
add a noticeable feature. The bittersweet {Solatium 
dulcamara), however, is of this type the j-ellow cone of 
stamens on the purple ground making the flower far more 
attractive than it would be wathout this help. The 
common potato also has a blossom with similar con- 
trasts. This may be compared with the potato's near 
relative the tomato, in which corolla and stamens are of 
the same color, and it will be seen at once how much the * 
latter loses without such a color contrast. The stamens 
of moth mullein {Verbascum hlattaria) also may l^e 
instanced and there are doubtless others to be found in 
any locality- 
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