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• ■very effort will l.e iimde to ui.-ikc tlic Inl.onitovy of spoeial service to 

 the biologist of the inland states. 



The location is accessible from all parts of the Central West. The 

 climate is healthfnl and conducive lo summer work. 



The flora is one of the ridiest in the country. Accordiui;- to Mosely's 

 "Sandusky Flora" it contains 3tK» moi'e species tlian have been reported 

 from any other locality of like dimensions in the State of Ohio. The flora 

 is also more extensive than that reported from other parts of North 

 America. Most plants native to Ohio, with tlie I'.xception of those charac- 

 teristic of the Ohio River couutit>s and Si)ha!;num swamps, are found 

 Avithin the range of the Sandusky I'lora. It also includes Kr, species not 

 reported in the Canadian catalogue and si.xty-seveu .species not known in 

 Michigan, and many species cliaracleristic: of wi'stt-rn and southern re- 

 gions. 



This wonderful tloi'a is due largely to the climate and geology, the 

 lake i)r(»lecting the south shore from the cold winds of the north and thus 

 allowing many southern plants lo extend their northern limits. 



The lake, tlie liays. the mai-shes. the rivers, Ihe deep ravines, the rocky 

 sliore line, tlu- mud and sand bea<-hes. tiie sand dunes, the various kinds 

 of soil, the pr.-iirie. and th(> woods, all tend to give desirable conditions 

 for tills very I'ich and sti'iking tiora. 



All of tlie .above conditions, together with the varied food supply 

 '"•■"'^'"•'l ^'y "'*' '■'«•'' •••'' .-'ve an e.imilly varied and remarkable fauna. 



