LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Depart:ment of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 

 Washington, D. C; May 19, 1905. 

 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a paper entitled " Grass 

 Lands of tlie South Ahiska Coast," and to reconnnend that it be pub- 

 lished as Bulletin No. 82 of the series of this Bureau. 



This paper was prepared by ]Mr. C. V. Piper, Agrostologist in 

 Charge of Introduction of Grasses and Forage Plants, Grass and 

 Forage Plant Investigations, and has been submitted by the Agrostol- 

 ogist with a view to publication. 



The four plates accompanying the paper are necessary to a proper 

 understanding of the text. 



Respectfully, B. T. Galloway, 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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