Field Museum of Natural History 



Mr. Walter Deane, 

 29 Brewster Street, 

 Cambridge, Massachusetts. 



My dear Mr. Deane, 



I am quite amused at your facetious remark con- 

 cerning the working up of the Flora of Santa Cat- 

 alina from an aeroplane, and while I did utilize 

 the aeroplane to get a general idea of the topog- 

 raphy of the island, yet I assure you that the 

 real work was done laboriously afoot. The Flora 

 is now in press. It is descriptive and comprises 

 about 400 pages. I am sending you by this mail 

 the publication you desire. 



I am very sorry indeed that you were unable to 

 attend the very interesting A. O.'U. meet. How- 

 ever, as I had not yet returned from a two months* 

 visit to the herbaria of Paris and London, I am 

 glad that you did not have the opportunity to 

 visit the Museum during my absence. I assure you 

 with all egotism that this Museum is well worth a 

 special trip from Cambridge. If you wish any as- 

 surance on this point, please mention the fact to 

 Sargent, and when you get his opinion, take the 

 next train and pay us a visit. 



ROOSEVELT ROAD AND LAKE MICHIGAN 



Chicago 



November IT, 1922. 



Very truly yours, 



Curator, Dept. Botany. 



CFM/JG-L/. 



