Department of Botany 



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The Botanical Gazette 



June 28, 1901. 



My dear Deane : - 



Your recent letter came to hand and I was much interested in 

 your summer itinerary. My family have all gone to Madison for the 

 summer and expect to he there continuously I shall be here until the 

 last of August, except for occasional trips up, We have not quite so 

 many places of sojourn «s you and Mrs. Deane are to have , but the 

 quiet retreat there seems to be just what Mrs. Barnes likes. Sh# is 

 impressed anew every time she goes back to Madison with the beauty of the 

 surroundings and the kindness of the people. 



I trust you will have a pleasant summer and return to work 

 in the autumn With new enthusiasm and vigor. 



What a splendid herbarium you have gotten together! I should 

 think it would be almost a burden to house it now. I wish I could 

 sit down with you and look over sore of it once more. Perhaps I shall 

 get east next winter. I am hoping to quit work and take a long vaca- 

 tion. I find that I am getting stale. Mrs. Barnes would join me in 

 kindest regards to you both, were she here. 



Cordially yours 



Mr. Walter Bean®, 



Cambridge, Mass. 



