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Bulletin of the Torrey botanical club, Jan., 

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Country gentleman. Feb. 10, 1917. Stumps 

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Country gentleman, Feb. 24, 1917. Natural 

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Country gentleman, March 3, 1917. Con- 

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Country life in America, Feb., 1917. The 

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Fins, feathers and fir, Dec, 1916 District 

 forester's report on game conditions on 

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Fire protection, Feb., 1917. Fire protec- 

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Gardeners' chronicle, Jan. 27, 1917. The 

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