2 —Mr. Walter Deane. 



This rose floes not take kindly to Casa Contenta's red clay. This 

 is the third one. I hope it will live. There are 10 species 

 of Panicum--these are not as easy to raise as violets and Antennarias. 

 I hope by the end of this season to have doubled or trebled the 

 species in my "botanical garden". 



A few days after you left a letter from. Cleveland Abbe, the 

 astronomer, was shown me. He was trying to find out who you were-- 

 there was no doubt from his description who it was. I suppose you 

 have heard from him. 



Please remember me kindly to Mrs. Deane. 



Yours respectfully, 



Scientific Assistant in Systematic Agrostologis t. 



