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Biology in America 



And so we might continue ad nauseam, if not ad infinitum, 

 to rehearse the achievements of Uncle Sam in levying tribute 

 on the flowers and fruits, the grain and timber of all the 

 world to beautify and enrich his country, but this brief sketch 



A BUNCH OF DATES 



Ripening in the desert. region of southern California. 

 Courtesy of the U. 8. Bureau of Plant Industry. 



must suffice as a suggestion merely of the past accomplish- 

 ments and future possibilities of the economic biologist in 

 the discovery and cultivation of Nature's wealth of plants 

 throughout the world. 



The finds of the plant explorer must be carefully packed 

 to ensure their safe arrival after a journey halfway around 

 the world or more. Dry seeds such as grains or beans can 

 be shipped in bags or boxes without any special precau- 

 tions. Some nuts however which are liable to be parched or 



