5403 Reno Road, 

 Washington, D. G. 



June 28, 1924 



Mr. Walter Deane, 

 Shellhurne , H. H. 



Dear Mr. Deane, 



Inclosed is the receipt from Prof. Hackel for your gift 

 to him. I sent the money in your name, as you kindly insisted 

 on "being one of those to pledge §5 a year. There were eighteen 

 however, so that the gifts are farther apart for each. Dr. 

 Millspaugh's death leaves seventeen now. 



strength is failing and that Mutter Erde will not have to carry 

 him much longer, hut he adds that his eyes still see the "beauty 

 of spring and his mind is clear. Prof. Hitchcock and I have 

 sent him a hook from time to time. He and his wife delight in 

 John Muir as I do. His letters are most interesting. 



day. We have a most promising young assistant now, with a 

 hrand new A. M. from Syracuse University, so I have a chance 

 at last to get hack to work on Paspalum. I am making drawings 

 of the inflorescence, as well as the spikelet, of each species 

 (and there are over a hundred in North America) so it is a 

 lengthy piece of work. 



Prof, fackel wrote this spring that he is 74 now, his 



Prof. Hitchcock was pleased to receive your letter to 



With "best wishes for an enjoyahle summer, 



Yours sincerely, 



