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Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith the manu script and illustrations for American Grasses - II, and recommend its publication as Bulletin No. 17 of this Division. American Grasses - I was published as Bulletin No. 7, and contained illustrations of 302 species. In this second part 325 additional species are described and illustrated, making a total of 627 Species. Many of our grasses are here illustrated for the first time, and as a Whole it is believed that the work will be helpful to students of grasses in determining the species of this most important family of plants. In the preparation of this part more attention has been given to synonymy and to the citation of authorities, and the descriptions have been extended in order to facilitate identification.
Of the species now illustrated, 19 may be regarded as characteristic of the Atlantic Coast region, 83 to the region of the Gulf of Mexico, 92 to the Southwest, ih cluding the States of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and southern California, 74 to the States of California, Ore gon, and Washington, and 61 to the Rocky Mountain region, of which 19 may be regarded as more properly the prairie species of that region. The distribution of some of the species is very limited, while that of othersmay extend throughout all the States and even to other countries.
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