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A SUMMER LABORATORY FOR MOUNTAIN BOTANY.* 

 By Francis Ramaley and W. W. Rob bins. 

 It is not always possible to study in summer time without 

 feeling the brain fag which comes with exertion in hot weather. 

 The cool breezes of even our most northern cities may be lacking 

 in July and August, and the student who spends six weeks at a 

 summer school may wonder whether he has really gained enough 

 in mind to compensate for the wear and tear of body. For those 

 who would study the outdoor sciences the question is a vital 

 one. Only the most enthusiastic devotee of nature can enjoy- 

 long field trips in the hot, moist weather of mid-summer; vet 

 this is the onlv time when the teacher or the amateur botanist 



Fig. 1. — General map of the region in which the laboratory is situated. At the eastern extremity of 

 the map F- Rollinsville in the foothill region; at the western extremity the alpine regions, the Conti- 

 nental Divide, and the western slope; in the middle of this large botanical field is Tolland. The numer- 

 ous lakes and streams at all altitudes will be noted. The altitudes in feet of the important points are 

 given. 



can get the instruction which may fee needed for a better grasp 

 of the subject. 



In the Rocky Mountains of Colorado there has been estab- 

 lished a summer laboratory for botany and zoology which prom- 

 to be useful. The Regents of the State University at 



* Prepared for the Baltimore meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of 



Science. 



