Excerpt from Presidential Address on a Natural History Survey of Michigan: Ann Arbor, April 1, 1898 It is, perhaps unnecessary to go further, although other examples are not wanting of the fact that States characterized by generous and enlightened views have provided, and are now providing, means for surveys not limited by the bounds of a single science, in which plant and animal life are recognized as being quite as worthy of study as the mineral wealth of the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.