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Flowers of mountain and plain

Flowers of mountain and plain

Flowers of mountain and plain

This book is intended primarily for travelers and flower lovers who wish a short cut to recognizing flowers seen on excursions or from car windows. It consists of the twenty-five color plates to be found in Rocky Mountain Flowers, representing one hundred and seventy-five of the most beautiful and striking flowers of the mountains and plains of the West.

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