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i. The Botanical Opportunity in Colorado .... 5 

 Francis Ramaley, Ph.D. 



Professor of Biology 



2. Studies in Mesa and Foothill Vegetation .... 11 



Geology and Physiography of the Mesas Near Boulder 

 Gideon S. Dodds, M.A. 



Instructor in Biology 



Climatology of the Mesas Near Boulder 



Francis Ramaley, Ph.D. 



Professor of Biology 



Distribution of Conifers on the Mesas 



W. W. ROBBINS, B.A., AND GlDEON S. DODDS, M.A. 



Instructors in Biology 



Distribution of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs on the Mesas 

 W. W. Robbins, B.A. 



Instructor in Biology 



3. Bibliography and History of Colorado Botany . . 51 



Miss Edith M. Allison, B.A. 



Assistant in Biology 



