309 W. Court Street. 



ClNClNNATr. O.. 

 U. S A. 



Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 7th, 1917. 



Mr. V/alter Dean, 



39 BvewBtex St. 



vambxid^e, Lias a. 



Dear Friend Dean:- 



Has It ever come to yov.r notice v;here 



Cheledoniijiii has heoome naturalized in enough cjuantities 



where it could be colleoted for commercial use? The 



drvig is getting very rare in the markets, and the 



Botanies give it an escape in \7a3te places around the 



Eastern Cities, If you Icnor^ of any such locality, 



will you kindly a-vl';e me, and I will inventigate. 



I do not know hov; you feel, but I am 



getting along in years, and I would like to arrange to 



get out 0-" active business. We are now selling out 



the V^olesale nepnrtment or" cur bu?^iness, and I am 



in hopes of getting the Ilanuf actur ing Department to 



rannirxg as a syetem, so that it will not re^iuire my 



personal attention and erpect to have most of my tine 



for my studies. I am getting so deep into the 



fungus subject that I really ought to have all of my 



time for that work. 



