: has the ecu 1 ® olixk-.i i ;■'., •• ■■ ..©h the h li ?©rnia ooast ii 
: i#'" '- ' f‘ 
feaaous, is refloated in fir® ohfeld rather f*ay fee to) the 
JLe t ©mpomtuiro ©fits c.r ■ \ 
2a some looaliticjss of the (fedifojnala ooa®tul region 
w® toehold the fmomaly (|Jf Jtom: - is and vege- 
table® filing to ripen wt mm palms ant other tropioaL 
plaitf-a Nourish* fhe ripening: of the former is regarded 
toy the lew prevailing earner temperatures, while the peron- 
aial vegetative growth of the lattes?/ is rendered possible 
% the absence of winter frosts* In the same latitudes , 
on the o id© of the continent , tomatoes and Indian 
com ripen as a matter of course, while palms and agaves 
oazmot h© grown out of do ore* 
It is n.o re than poo si hie that the distribution of many 
marine organism® i® similarly conditioned. It would ho 
surprising if the ooeurenoe of low t waps natures during the 
period ©f reproduction did not limit the northward distri- 
bution of various species along the California ©east, des- 
pite the relatively high annual moan and the absence of 
really cold raters during the wilder* it is hoped that • 
information hearing upon this point will |« hrou^hfc to light 
toy those who are investigating the Mologioal oollections 
made in the course of the present survey*" 
I trust both of you arrived safely in Washington and 
in good health, and found Sonny Just as well, Md he remember 
