SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 



I. p. LANGLEY, Secretary 



1. BKOWN OOODE, Assistant Socrclary, 



UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



n^T^', G. , April 15 . 1S07. 



Mr.Walte r Deane , 



Cant) ride's, Mass. 

 I'Jy dear Deane :- 



I thank you very much for ycur promptness in 

 sending me the fruits of Crantzia . I ivas disappointed to find that 

 there was not a better representation in your model hei-barium. 

 Perhaps this coming season we may be able to obtain a f^ood supply 

 of fruiting specimens. We think we can recognize four well marked 

 species of this genus in the United States. One vfestern, one in- 

 land, one along the Atlantic Coast from Massachusetts to Mississ- 

 ippi, while the fourth is f c und only in one locality in North Car- 

 olina. I inclose a carpel of the latter. Note the peculiar rib- 

 bing to the fruit . 



I am delighted to hear that you are to have such congenial 

 work for the coming season. I trust ,howeve r, that you will not be 



weaned away from botany. 



