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Personal . 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 DIVISION OF BOTANY, 



WASHINGTON, D. G. 



March 13,1895. 



Mr. Walter Eeane, 



#5 Brewster Place, 



Carnbrid,£^e , Massachusetts. 

 My dear Deane:- 



I received your little volume containing Dr. Grays 

 lectures on^Hatural Science and Religion? I have b'^en lookinr 

 over it and find it a most delightful little book. I hope to re- 

 turn it to you shortly, although my wife's sickness prevents my do- 

 ing very much reading at home. I have laid aside for you good 

 fruiting specimens of the two species of Cymopterus which comes in 

 your region. I inclose a letter of Dr. Palmer's which you are to 

 keep for your collection. Also one of Dr.HasseV Mrs BrandegeeVj 



one of President Coulter's brothers and of Walter H. Evans who 

 monographed Cornus. You may not care for son* of these and if so 

 you may return them when writing again. I have looked over the 

 Myosotis puzzle. I think Prof. Ward must be wrong in calling his 

 specimen . arvensis although specimsnn of Mr.Goville also from 

 the District and one of Mr. Bush's from the Indian Territory are so 

 labeled. They are all rrnich nearer .verna and I see no reason ex- 

 cept that the longer calyx teeth are hardly twice as long as the 



