LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 
U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 
DIVISION oF BOTANY, 
Washington, D. C., May 18, 1896. 
Str: I have the honor to transmit herewith for publication Contribu- 
ons from the United States National Herbarium, Volume III, No. 9. 
This number completes Volume III of this series, and is accompanied 
by a title page, etc., for the whole volume. 
Respectfully: 
FREDERICK V. COVILLE, 
Botanist. 
Hon. J. SreRLING Morton, 
Secretary of Agriculture. 
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