Mr. T/alter Deeme-Z. 



as the grasses, Cacti, ferns, and others. "'e need more material, 

 more perfectly prepared, and a higher herbarium technique with greater 

 accessibility to the public. All these ends should be attained in a 

 great country like this vrith its wealth of material and resources, and 

 I think that all will come when the subject is forcibly presented to 

 the people." 



I wrcte to Mr. Goville under date of March 3, commenting upon 

 Doctor Bailey's letter, among which things I said: "The nev/ balcony 

 that is to give additional room for the herbarium will be sufficient to 

 take care of the normal growth of the herbarium for the next ten or 

 fifteen years. At the end of that time the question of housing the 

 collection will again be acute. I can veil understand, hov/ever, that 

 if the --ational Herbarium shoidd receive the proper support that it de- 

 serves either through Government funds or private donations, that it 

 may before the end of that period need additional room. The logical 

 handling of this would be for a new botany building for the Government. 

 Just where this should be located is a minor matter. It has been sug- 

 gested that such a building might be put up in connection with the new 

 arboretum, while as you k .ow, a prominent man of Congress liio has been 

 greatly interested in the Arboretum (Mr. Luce), has suggested a location 

 on the south side of the fclall." 



If we succeed in developing our collections as we have planned 

 we shall eventually have a magnificent botanical department. 



Yours very truly, 



J. M. Rose 



Associate Curator, 



Division of Plants. 



