248 LETTER-FILES OF S. W. JOHNSON 



(S. W. J. TO W. E, B.) 



New Haven, Conn., Mar. 31st, 1894. 



My dear Sir — In answer to yours of 28th, I take the first 

 leisure moment to say that we have decided to begin at once 

 erecting a plant house, and shall be glad to learn of your 

 acceptance of the proposal I made at our interview, which 

 I may state more definitely as follows: — You to come on and 

 take your residence in New Haven the 1st of May (or as 

 soon as we can get ready to give you occupation), and work in 

 the line of vegetation experiments and horticulture, for six 

 months or until Nov. 1st. "We cannot now make any plan for 

 continuing the engagement beyond that time (Nov. 1st) but 

 I hope that long before the six months have expired, the means 

 will be found to make a permanent engagement should you 

 and we find such engagement mutually satisfactory. The 

 pay for the six months to be $50 per month, paid on the last 

 day of each month. 



You would work under direction of Dr. Jenkins and myself. 

 Dr. J. and I are in entire harmony and he is a very agreeable 

 person to work with. No one else would interfere with your 

 operations. I don't think there would be any difficulty in 

 your getting away two or three times to New Hampshire. 

 There will be some one to look after your work when needful. 

 We have a pretty good Station Library, and there are others 

 to which you could have access. 



I think I have answered every point raised in your letter. 

 If anything occurs to you for further inquiry I shall be glad 

 to respond. Hoping to get your decision soon, so that should 

 you conclude not to come we can negotiate with some one else 

 in time for the season's work, I remain. Very truly yours, 



S. W. Johnson. 



(S. W. J. TO E. H. J.) 



Holderness, N. H., Aug. 20, 1894. 

 Dear Geheimer Rath, — I have been thinking about Horti- 

 culture, Greenhouses and Brother B. To do anything with 



