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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



DIVISION OF BOTANY, 

 VMSHINGTON, D. C. 



July 25,1895. 



Mr. Walter Deane, 



Caiiib ridge , Mass. 

 My dear Deane :- 



Your letter of July 22d is at hand. I fear 

 the illustration of Deane a is p;oing to prove an expensive luxury 

 to you. You ought to have written to me again about the matter. 

 Indeed, I should have considered it no bother at all. I feel that 

 I have been well paid for any trouble that I have been put to. I 

 marked on the MS. for 60 separates, as I knew the Gazette did not 

 print extras unless so indicated on the MS, 50 I intended for you 

 and 10 for myself. I ordered 450 plates, on Mr. Faxon's statement 

 that the Gazette would require 400. I only want a few copies,cef^ 

 tainly not more than 10 as nearly all my botanical correspondents 

 receive the Gazette. I think that if I were in your place,! would 

 recall your order on Meisel until you hear definitely from Barnes 

 as to the number of plates they will actually need. I do not 

 think that you ought to go to the additional expense. I intend 

 to as ask Mr.Goville today to have the plate reissued in our Con- 

 tributions. I doubt , however, whether this can be done. 



