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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 



BY MEMBERS OF THE BOTANICAL STAFF OF THE 

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JOHN MERLE COULTER, PH.D. 



PROFESSOR OF PLANT MORPHOLOGY 



CHARLES REID BARNES, PH.D. 



LATE PROFESSOR OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 



HENRY CHANDLER COWLES, PH.D. 



ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PLANT ECOLOGY 



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