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but seventy-one years and rheumatism are sufficient to 
dampen somewhat the enthusiasm of even a fern student.” 
Writing further, under date of December 21, 1910, Dr. 
Lee continues: 
“YT will take up one by one your questions as to when’ 
the fires occurred, over what range of territory they ex- 
tended, where the stations are from which the ferns dis- 
| appeared, Cte.: 
“The fires occurred last March. This month was a 
record breaker in the South for light rainfall and for the 
bright, sunny days that prepared the mountains for such 
destructive fires. 
Pee ia you will take a ead map of Tennessee and trace 
the Cumberland Mountains and Walden’s Ridge (a par- 
allel: range) with the little valley of the Seguatehee be 
oS whee you will have the field of our forest fire. : 
_ “K geolo; > will show this quicker, as the coal 
