Cincinnati, 0. Oct obAr 17th, 1913« 



Mr, Waltftr Ihanft, y-y 



Oajnbrid^, >'ass. 



Efiar Erifind Dnan«: — 



Do you Know of any placft in th« Now England 



StatRB whnro Vibu-pnum Opulus occurs in sufficient quan 



titlRB sa that m cam makft an ondnavoT t© havo tho barK 



collf*ct«d? Wft ha'/ft bftnn out of thn drug for somn tiran 



and as it is on« of our steady snllf^rs Wf^ ara vwry much 



lnoonv'«ni'^no«d as wo h--i^m b«f^n unabl?^ to obtain tho oruA 



drug. If you do not mcail ftv«r having B^nn it yours nlff 



can you Rot asic bokr of your botanical frinna^ thorft In 



thft East who arft pOBtnd on tho N«w England flora J Tho 



plAnt doRs not grow with us In th« Wost, 



I 3Uppo8f> you ar« getting along all right, I 



havft not h<^ard anything from you for somft tlinft, I ham 



Just r?^turn«=>d from a trip to Cuba, but sp'^.nt most oftth« 



tlmft hOY/ftVAr, in Florida collootii g fun^s. Thw fun ^8 



fad kPTips gro'fflng at a f'-^^arful rato and I do not havA 



much tlno for anything nlso. 1 a good many spoftinR ns 



from yoi.ir East am pAoplft, 



With Kind rn^rds, I ra^ain. 

 Yours truly, 



C . 0. Lloyd, 



