VOLUME J6, NUMBER 4 WHOLE NUMBER 87 



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SOME TREES OF THE CALIFORNIA 



DESERTS 97 



By Charles Francis Saunders. 



ECCENTRICITIES OF DISTRIBU- 

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By Dr. W. W. Bailey. 



THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF 

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By Mary F. Haggerty. 



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SCHOOL BOTANY 117 



EDITORIAL 122 



BOOKS AND WRITERS - - - 124 



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