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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 DIVISION OF BOTANY, 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 



March 28,1896. 



Mr. Walter Deane, 



Cambridge, Mass. 

 My dear Deane :- 



T should have answered your letter of March 15th 

 before this, but I have been expecting a line from you every day re- 

 garding the disposal of Dr. Gray's picture. I think the Smithson- 

 ian Institution would be glad to get the picture , although Professor 

 Goode seemed to think that they had one. The matter came up in- 

 cidently, and if you wish I will find out definitely with regard 

 to it. 



The Exhibition was quite a success , there being some 700 pic- 

 tures on exhibition of which perhaps 35 were botanists. 



A new 20,000 edition of the "Fjee book" has been ordered and I 



will see that both you and your brother get a copy, 



I am glad to hear about your "Park Floral' I hope you will be 



able to send me a copy when completed. 



I shall not return the photograph until I hear from you. 



Yours very truly, 



