Mycological Section. — Dcwignod to furnish inforin- 
I ation rospocting the dibkasks of field and garden crops 
I caused by the attacks of parasitic fungi. In sending 
I samples of diseased plants for Investigation state when 
the disease was first noticed, whether abundant «*r not 
j and to what extent it Is injurious, also facts relative to the 
j nature of the soil, kind of fertilizers used and system of 
culture pursued. If the diseased portion be the loaves 
<1 those liad best be dried under light pressure between the 
I folds of a newspaper or in a book previems to sending, 
j Grains and the stems of plants (only a fragment of the 
f di.seascd part) may be rolled in paper aiul enclosed in an 
envelope. Tubers and fleshy roots should he made ns 
dry as possible and sent wrapj)pd in paper. Vegetables 
in partial decay maybe packed in saw-dust and forward- 
( cd by mail or express, prepaid. 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
DIVISION OF BOTANY, 
Washington, D, C. 
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