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wild upon the Pacific Slope of the Northwest or in the Rocky Mountain 
region which are doubtless as valuable for grazing or for hay as any of 
the species I have included, but our present information regarding them 
is rather botanical than economie, the observers or collectors being 
more given to science than to agriculture, so that I have omitted them, 
awaiting more definite information respeeting their economie value 
and agrieultural merit, either in their natural growth or under cultiva- 
tion. These grasses, and others which may have been overlooked, can 
be included in a future edition, should such a publication be deemed 
desirable. 
Respectfully, . LAMSON-SCRIBNER, 
; Be: of Division of Aprool. 
Hon. CHAs. W. DABNEY, Jr., 
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. 
