nation of^specimens of this “scum” 
collected in Custer county, which has 
been kindly made for us by the well- 
known algologist, Mr. F. Wolle, of 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has result- 
ed in the discovery of twenty-eight 
species of fresh water algce. 
The “horned toad” is a well known 
inhabitant of Wet Mountain valley. 
As a matter of fact, it is not a toad at 
all, but a kind of lizard. Its scientific 
name is Phrynosoma modestum. 
Kike most other lizards, it lives upon 
insects. 
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