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in the town. And last of all, more plane trees, If only 

 to replace the relic at the corner of Main Street and 

 Ray's Court and start another century on Nantucket. 



August, 19^5* Many of the type species which are de- 

 scribed in these pages have been damaged by the hurri- 

 canes of 1944 and 1945. It Is too early to tell whether 

 they will recover and stand as illustrations in later 

 years. Therefore It has seemed best not to make sub- 

 stitutions at this time. 



Mabel A. Rice 



Natural Science Department 

 The Maria Mitchell Association 

 Nantucket, Massachusetts. 



