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OPEN LETTERS. 
. @ An American Year-book of Botany.1 
Inthe July number of the Gazerre Mr. J. Christian Bay has given 
outline of a proposed bibliography of American botan 
ets which may account for the little attention paid to American lit- 
ftture. In Spite of the urgent request published in the preface of 
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| coche Report Kansas State Agric. College; Journal of Mycology; 
dings Interstate Convention of Cattlemen at Fort Worth, Texas; 
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Section Veg. Path., and Scientific Results of Explorations by 
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Roce we Coulter, F. V. Coville, Th. Holm, F. H. Knowlton, J. N. 
- Swingle, S. Watson, and Geo. Vasey. That is, four from 
: d four from other parts of the Union! 
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P book publishing Nature Novitates and to similar bulletins issued 
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i Swlortuns foreign book Or paper almost as soon as issued. This 
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F Cases are iy in obtai ing our works or even in learning what 1s issued. 
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tain American publications abroad 
Purchase the works of Earcoeece If other countries should 
: otany in France 
issued Siving a full account of the progress of botany eet nd 
: » but “uppose Italy, Holland, Sweden, Hungary, pester 
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of ime uch delayed in publication we deem _-Eps. 
“uch importance as to Sastty is appearance at this late day. sia 
