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TAltl.r.XlX.—MeaiuremfPlaofrightii-oiwiaiiil Utt of other) mecimeM» of tuppoted Hf.hperomy8 LCDCOPI'B 

 8osoiUK.Nsis/ro»i the Middle Itegion, United Slalei — Continued. 



» Drooler's cxtcnslvo gatht^rtn^N of iiiicr. both from thr Vlutieroginn nnd fnmi Fort Drldjipr, aro all (*Mu>ntlnlly of Ihn 

 jrnnorientn* style. TIiom: finin tho IMiitte, Uko HnvltirH Ki'lirnMknniii) Uiipcr IMiBHOtirllnlH.rut! xvxy pntn and Hhort-tiillrd. wlhle 

 tho ITinh nues crii rathiT iiimo lllto ietjcoptw i 1 color, and Ibc bicvlty ot tin' tuil Ih not (|iiil« mt BiroDnly inarkpd. Iti both 

 tliOBo BPiios tbo Bpeclmeiif* grado dln-cily \nXu Irucopua. Viv have. Iiowcvcr. lulH'lrd thcin all "var. BonorjcnKia", Iktiuiro (lie 

 ntU-inpt todi" iniiiiato liu» |irovtd iiitcily ImpoHHibie in tbirt uHlnotbor Bimilar catieB ivbero wo have been obiluiHl to label 

 geoqraphicnU], ,1 to wpeak. Thin grjidiition Into ordinary Irvcop^u iH In Hlrlyt nccordancn irith, nnd aniplj I'onQnna, utir 

 mature opinion rPBiieotiog tho " variety " ionoricntit. 



; Colonel Simpson'* exHmpleH, from Fort Ilrldgcr, are pare »onoritnwi*s ao are Dr. HIts'a, tnm Fort Bhaw. 



