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our native plants. The Essex Committee is simply organizing a 

 raid upon plants which are already near to extinction. I hope 

 that they will fail to discover the rarities which they selfishly 

 covet; their enterprise is, I venture to say, an injury to natural 

 history and to education alike. It may not be too late to get 

 this programme cancelled, and I would beg those who care for 

 live natural history to use their influence in diverting the atten- 

 tion of the Essex collectors to some other pursuit where they 

 will do less harm." 



