LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Bureau of Plant Industry, 



Office of the Chief, 

 Washington, D. C, October IS, 1002. 

 Sir : I have the honor to transmit herewith a technical paper entitled 

 " North American Species of Leptochloa," and respectfully recommend 

 that it be published as Bulletin No. 33 of the series of this Bureau. 



This paper Avas prepared by Mr. A. S. Hitchcock, Assistant Agros- 

 tologist, in Charge of Cooperative Experiments, Grass and Forage Plant 

 Investigations, and has been submitted by the Agrostologist with a 

 view to publication. 

 Respectfully, 



B. T. Galloway,. 



Chief of Bureau. 

 Hon. James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



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