UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



TAXONOMICANO RANGE INVESTIGATIONS. 



Washington, D. C. , Sept. 19, 1910. 



Mr . Walter Dearie , 



29 Brewster , St . , 



Cambridge , Mass . 



Lear Sir: 



Your favor of Sept. 15th was received a few 

 days ago and the package of grasses referred to therein 

 arrived safely this morning. I shall do my best on 

 these and then hold them for Prof. Hitchcock's veri- 

 fication of my determinations . 



In my private herbarium now in the University 

 of Illinois, I haa a few of your fine s pec imens, given 

 me by Mr. McDonald of Peoria, if I remember right, who 

 had exchanged with you. 



Yours respectfully, 



Scientific Asst. in Systematic Agros tology . 



