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 and now control the publication of the 



AND COPYRIGHTS 



typical forest lm% in PDotogravwre 9x12* 



Cbira Scries. 



White Oak. 

 Black Walnut. 

 Horse Chestnut. 

 Basswood or Linden. 

 Black Ash. 

 Butternut. 

 Locust. 

 Bitternut Hickory. 



40c. a Series; the Three Series, $1.00, postpaid. 



I heartily approve of the idea and 

 think the photographs will do a great deal 

 of good. The tree habit with trunk and 

 leaf habit is admirable. 



John M. Coulter, 



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for ^15.00, for which please forward copies i;' 



of your publication. They are just what 5| 



we need. Yours truly, 55 



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g| Dept. of Botany, University of Chicago. 



fl BIRDS one year and a complete set of these Forest Trees | 



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