UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY 



WASHINGTON 



ECONOMIC 



October 15, 1923. 



Mr. Walter Deane , 



29 Brew3ter St. 



Cambridge , Mass . 



I often wish Professor Hitchcook would write up his 

 journeys with their adventures and human experiences. 

 His "Floral Aspects" and the like are very interesting 

 and valuable but there is so much of general interest that 

 is never put in print. 



I do not think there is much risk of loss in sending 

 specimens to Germany, under normal conditions, at least-^ 

 at present, of course, anything ma; happen. We have sent 

 packages of specimens to Berlin and Munich and nothing has 

 been lost. I sent a few grasses, new for the West Indies 

 to Dr. Urban a short time ego. I think all countries have 

 the legal right to open all packages—the United States has, 

 and we must tie our parcel-post packages so that they may 

 readily be untied--but I think few packages are actually 

 opened. If ; 7 ou mark the package "Herbarium specimens, 

 without value- Herbar Sxamplaren, ohne Wert" I think it will 

 be delivered without opening. It might be well to paste down 

 a corner of each label or even loosely strap the plants to the 

 sheets, but we have never done this. Where does Mr. Blaschka 

 live? 



Your white-throat sparrows are with us now. You must 

 have enjoyed the A. 0. U. meetings. I heard Pone Id Dickey 

 twice here (with his pictures) on his Mew Brunswick hunting 

 trips with a camera. I hope he will be here with his Layson 



birds . 



tfith best wishes, 



