LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 



U. S. Department of Agriculture, 



Division of Botany, 

 Washhigton, J). ('., Jvne 38, 1892. 

 Sir: I have the honor of presenting for publication the first i)artof the "Grasses 

 of the Pacifi(^ Slope, iuelnding Alaska anil the Adjacent Islands." The second iiart of 

 this work is in progress, and when completed the two parts will constitute the 

 second volume of ''Illustrations of North American Grasses." 

 Respectfully, 



Geo. Vasey, 



Botanist. 

 Hon. J. M. Rusk, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



