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8. Aft I nover knew when the bogey of 
OYerl&pping of work may be railed, may I a*»ure 
yon that I expoet ne overlapping of work between 
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my office and the Department of Agriculture ■ s # 
My department 9 * purpose la to determine and oat a- 
legue the plants oeeuarrl ag in the Peninsulas the 
raye©legi»t of that Department sit* down with a 
restricted prsgrexsm* In the attempt to get a 
no ©omplete ** idea of the lif*-hi*t©rie* of 
c ert&ir notorious pest© me may enable planter* to 
combat them. The determinetis** made in my departme 
meat sre the clearing of ground for his eperattene 
A go Oil under* tending between the two department* 
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is all that ie neoeeaary# 
{« L5.itly m• -y T -m% 1 eipate another possible 
objection, namely that the scientist* in London are 
;;eiag to &.q It all far u*« They sennet; and it 
ie obvious that m one can count upon studying 
living Low-sr Plant* anywhere better than In the 
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elim-vt** natural, to them, 
1^* 1 trurt that th© turn of $20, COO may , be 
al X ewe# to © t and 1 n th* C denial J§ • t imat ss for 
the coming year® 
I hare* 
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