Vol. II No. 7. 



April 4, 1912. 



JOURNAL 



OF THE 



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 George K. Burgess Frederick Leslie Ransome Carl S. Scofield 



BUREAU OF STANDARDS GEOLOGICAL 8UBVEY BUREAU OF PLANT INDTJS1RY 



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