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people the birds, the wild-flowers, the sheltering trees, and the 

 wild things that scurry from one thicket to another are not to 

 be considered in comparison with another row of corn or a few- 

 more square yards of wheat or oats. A carefully barbered 

 roadside bordered by a neat line of barbed wire fence is ap- 

 parently their idea of perfection. There are others, however, 

 who hold no such opinions. The traveller, whether on foot or 

 by more rapid means of conveyance, regards the unkempt way- 

 sides with an indulgent eye and values them in direct propor- 

 tion to their raggedness. Tlie preservation of our roadsides 

 in some semblance of their original condition is regarded of 

 so much importance that the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science at the recent meeting in Chicago adop- 

 ted a resolution giving support to the movement for the pre- 

 servation of our unprotected wild life and protesting the clear- 

 ing up of the roadsides. This movement should have the ac- 

 tive support of all botanists and other lovers of nature. 



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 the later issues, may still have a full set if the early numbers 

 are ordered soon. We have vari<jus odd volumes earlier 

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