SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 

 UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 

 WASHINGTON, D. C. 



April 28, 1927. 



Mr. ?J'alter Deane, 

 29 Brewster titreet, 

 Cambridge, MassEchusetts . 



Dear Sir: 



I beg to formallj/ acknowledge the receipt, through ■^^^r. C, A, 

 Weatherby, of 140 specimens of ple.nts collected in th=.: eastern United 

 States by J, H. Churchill, and referred to in your correspondence vfith 

 Dr. Yfilliam R. Maxon. They are entered on our records as a gift from 

 you, and are a very accepts.ble addition to the National Herbarium. 



Very truly yours, 



W.deC.Ravenel, 



Acting Assistant Secretary, 



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