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COXTENTS. 



Introduction 



History of the f^enun 

 Distribution 



Pag^e. 



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5 



Economic ini])ortance B 



Previously pul>lis]uHl illustrationH of North Ameri^'an Fe^tucas 7 



Descriptive teniiinf>logy 8 



Synopsis of Ignited State.« and Canadian s}>ecies 



Notes on ^lexican species 



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