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Prefatory to reports of heads of divisions, by Commissioner............--200se2eeeceen ee eeecenee 91 
rmrncnet he Oi CUisbeeedeceecccasiccsnaenadnauicssesacovacamsesescdeeLeaGitadueeaesmsesdunssewac 95 
ENR Omune botanish and @HeMIsb |. asacc wus coteuscasweskwiccvenetsbdey Char scsuetestdtedewece vic 157 
Report of the Superintendent of Gardens and Grounds..........-.-20------eeeee eee eee eee ece cess 194 
PeRMrO Me Ge MON DONO She. ches cee ne~ done un nese ences sosasqcsoser eweadeucnnh uthasr den -teedeuus 207 
Ree RO LSU E) SGA ISOLA tose ee aan adem ea eivmen wu cme ssn acaweeceenceeaue Lessee snes Geran ans eeamed 257 
Report of the examiners investigating diseases of swine.-..-.-...--- pecesvedessecdanuusrovesnaee BOat 
MISCELLANEOUS PAPERS: 
SOTO LT See Se SSeS nie OS ASS eS ASE Sr oP esScs Ger cee ton aN Eee Be per eer see senec 445 
SRS AP TICHIENTS and SOs Of) CALIONM Atos cnacdoscnct an cctececcedcess susnnesaddcvawrcocwsenss 476 
OWietilO DAT conan scneenncanmeveende Goutssssanaeuunadsaausvs car, Se ee es 507 
Forestry of the Western States and Territories ......22.0- ceenacsoesc ene cce nen cence eee encc eens 515 
PCO LOGS dec wau tar aacenccr Caanaaare Sac cbedneeiiease Gg gia ais ice esa sadess soon ue Jaan ae 550 
Cultivation of the Nettle in Germany..................--cs- See ee ee Oey ere EP er ease ec 560 
SROBACUOD dinactnens waveeweseadescanepconsacsns seas scwssadareredenu aammana danWecebewssccs seseua 565 
Localities best suited for Maturing Seeds...... 2.2.2. cece cene cence nee cence cnc cnes cc ceecescnes 572 
Borax as a Preservative of Butter ..........02.e---esenes sees SOR CORE ERE EET ec En Fesceeicece 576 
Pee TICO ME CMM weee na NusWee ices océcnseosdane sade scaascusursUarshesusaedcmnedaetcs == 578 
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 
REPORT OF BOTANIST AND CHEMIST ON GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS, 
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