Vol. II. No. 9. 



May 4, 1912. 



JOURNAL 



Of 1 THE 



WASHINGTON- ACADEMY 



OF SCIENCES 



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 George K. Burgess Frederick Leslie Ransome Carl S. Scofield 



BUREAU OF STANDARDS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY 



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