U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



DIVISION OF AGROSTOLOGY, 

 WASHINGTON, D. C. 



March V, 1899. 



Mr. Walter Deane, 



29 Brewster St., Cainbridge, Mass. 

 My dear Mr. Deane-r- 



It is a shame that your letter of February 19th. has 

 not been ansvrered before, but I took the letter home to read to Mrs. Scrib- 

 ner and it got lost in my poclcet . I assure you the delay ^ras unintention- 

 al. The little grass sent for identification is, as you sviggest, Festuca 

 oapillata Lam. 



I wish very nruoh I could have been vrith you when you met at Dr. 

 Goodale's on the occasion to which you refer. I remember ray evening there 

 some three years ago v/ith a great deal of pleasure. I have been for 

 months promising myself a trip to Boston but the trip has yet to be made. 

 There in al¥/ays so much to be done thr.t I can never find tine to go away, 

 although I do occasionally break loose for a few days. I went as far 

 South as St. Augurjtine, Florida, early in January, but was only gone four 

 or five days. 



I see Dr. Rose occasionally, but we are nov/ living in another part 

 of the city so that I rarely see any member of his family. 



I have some specimens to send you for the herbarium <^f the Club ^ust 

 as soon as I can get at them. They are specimens which I collected years 

 ago in Maine or secured through exchanges, and possibly may have some 

 value, and if so, the Olub should have them. 



Remember me very kindly to Mrs. Deane. 



Very sincerely. 



