UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



ECONOMIC AND SYSTEMATIC BOTANY. 



Washington, D . 0., April 6, 1915. 



Mr. If alter Deane , 



Cambridge, Massachusetts. 



Dear Sir: 



Thank you very much for the Easter greeting of 

 fine specimens of grass es, especially for the beautiful 

 series of Panicum xanthophysum. Your 156 is Poa compressa. 



We shall all he very glad to see you and Mrs . Deane here 

 and I shall hope to have you both visit Gasa Gontenta, my 

 tiny cottage, if you can spare the time. The systematic seminar 

 meets there Thursday, April 15. I hope you ana Mrs. Deane can 

 come out to supper before the seminar and meet the botanists 

 who take supper there seminar nights • 



Mr. Safford has just happened in and is delighted to 

 learn that you are coming to Washington. 



Yours sincerely, 



Scientific Assistant in Sy tematie Agrostology. 



