Few discoveries of any importance have been the result of a moment's happy coincidence; rather have they been the fruit of many hours of tedious thought and experiment. This is especially true in the realm of organic chemistry. Here, where progress is made only by the most painstaking experimentation, extensive...
Black Butte presents a unique natural laboratory for ecological
study. It is a volcanic cone of uniform configuration located in the
rain shadow on the east flank of the Oregon Cascades. Soils are of
very recent origin with no obvious development of horizons.
Physical and chemical analysis revealed little dissimilarity...