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" L. H. BAILEY, Jr.,          "

" J. L. BUDD, Agricultural College of Iowa.

" B. D. HALSTED,   "          "         "

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" J. T. ROTHROCK, University of Pennsylvania.

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" W. W. TRACY, Detroit, Mich.

" C. V. RILEY, Washington, D. C.

Mr. DONALD G. MITCHELL, New Haven, Conn.

" FRANK J. SCOTT, Toledo, O.

Hon. ADOLPHE LEUE, Secretary of the Ohio Forestry Bureau.

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Mr. G. W. HOTCHKISS, Secretary of the Lumber Manufacturers'
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Dr. C. L. ANDERSON, Santa Cruz, Cal.

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Mr. PROSPER J. BERCKMANS, President of the American Pomological
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" CHARLES A. DANA, New York.

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" ROBERT RIDGEWAY, Washington, D. C.

" CALVERT VAUX, New York.

" J. B. HARRISON, Franklin Falls, N. H.

Dr. HENRY P. WALCOTT, President of the Massachusetts Horticultural
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Mr. C. G. PRINGLE, Charlotte, Vt.

" ROBERT DOUGLAS, Waukegan, Ill.

" H. W. S. CLEVELAND, Minneapolis, Minn.

" CHAS. W. GARFIELD, Secretary of the American Pomological Society.

" C. R. ORCUTT, San Diego, Cal.

" B. E. FERNOW, Chief of the Forestry Division, Washington, D. C.

" JOHN BIRKENBINE, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association.

" JOSIAH HOOPES, West Chester, Pa.

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" WM. FALCONER, Glen Cove, N. Y.

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" WM. H. HALL, State Engineer, Sacramento, Cal.

" C. C. CROZIER, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.

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Dr. KARL MOHR, Mobile, Ala.

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" WM. MCMILLAN, Superintendent of Parks, Buffalo. N. Y.

" SYLVESTER BAXTER, Boston.

" CHARLES ELIOT, Boston.

" JOHN THORPE, Secretary of the New York Horticultural Society.

" EDWIN LONSDALE, Secretary of the Philadelphia Horticultural Society.

" ROBERT CRAIG, President of the Philadelphia Florists' Club.

" SAMUEL B. PARSONS, Flushing, N. Y.

" GEORGE ELLWANGER, Rochester.

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" W. J. STEWART, Boston, Mass.

" W. A. MANDA, Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, Mass.

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" WM. ROBINSON, North Easton, Mass.

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" F. GOLDRING, Kenwood, N. Y.

" C. M. ATKINSON, Brookline, Mass.

       *       *       *       *       *

Dr. MAXWELL T. MASTERS, Editor of the Gardener's Chronicle.

Mr. GEO. NICHOLSON, Curator of the Royal Gardens, Kew.

" W. B. HEMSLEY, Herbarium, Royal Gardens, Kew.

" WM. GOLDRING, London.

Mr. MAX LEICHTLIN, Baden Baden.

M. EDOUARD ANDRE, Editor of the Revue Horticole, Paris, France.

Dr. G. M. DAWSON, Geological Survey of Canada.

Prof. JOHN MACOUN,    "         "        "

M. CHARLES NAUDIN, Director of the Gardens of The Villa Thuret,
Antibes.

Dr. CHAS. BOLLE, Berlin.

M. J. ALLARD, Angers, Maine & Loire, France.

Dr. H. MAYE, University of Tokio, Japan.

Prof. D. P. PENHALLOW, Director of the Botanical Gardens, Montreal.

Mr. WM. SAUNDERS, Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station,
Ontario.

" WM. LITTLE, Montreal.


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