UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



ECONOMIC AND SYSTEMATIC BOTANY. 



Washington, D. C. , October 28, 1919. 



Mr. Salter Deane, 



£9 Brewster St., 



Can "bridge, Massachusetts. 



Deer Sir; 



In the ebsenoe of Professor Hitchcock I beg to 



acknowledge the receipt of year letter of October 14 



with enclosure and also the pa ckage containing the 



specimen of Festuoa. I have compared this specimen and 



find it agrees perfectly with Festuoa ovina var. aurinscula. 



Thank you for the exceptionally delicate specimen of Agrostis 



per ennans. I have put it away to be mounted. 



Professor Hitchcock sailed for British Guiana the 



third of this month. He was due to reach there October 17th. 



I am hoping he will find all sorts of interesting new species 



and. at least one new genus. He will return the early part 



of next year. 



I am asking Mr. Max on to send you a second copy 



of the Flora of the District of Columbia. You will probably 

 receive it within a week or so. Professor Hitchc ock will 

 be very glad to read your kind words about the Flora. 



I hope you and Miss Brown' have quite recovered by this 

 time from your colds. 



Very truly yours , 



J 



Assistant Systematic Agrostologist . 



