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and forage plants, — yet I hope this
will not deter them from aiding me
in the important work I have undertaken.

There is considerable material in the
way of specimens of fungi n the collections
of the Department. These I am now
mounting and arranging for ready access.
Books and needed apparatus will soon
be purchased. if you have "Extras" of
any of your special papers on mycological
subjects – how may we obtain some of
them?

Do you care to exchange named fungi
for grasses or other flowering plants?

Yours very truly
F. Lawson Scribner.
Assist. Botanist.