New York State College of Agriculture 

 AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY 



ITHACA, N. Y. 

 ALBERT R. MANN. DEAN 



DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY 



Jan. 26, 1921 



Mr. Walter Deane, 

 29 Brewster St . , 

 Cambridge, Mass. 



Dear Mr. Deane: 



I am sorry not to have answered .your letters more 

 promptly, but all of my correspondence has been interrupted 

 during the last few days by the architects, who are planning 

 our new buildings. They have Just been around to get our 

 approval, and as usual have been in a hurry so that we have 

 found it necessary to drop most of our work and work with 

 them- instead. w$ are hoping to have a fine new building 

 for botany within a few years. 



I wish to thank you for the specimens of Ame la nch ier . 

 You were very kind to mount them for me. T a^ree with you 

 as to the name which they should bear, and I am enclosing 

 two little slips for you to attach to your specimens. The 

 habit, as stated in your letter, is very interesting, but is 

 apparently an exaggeration of the type of habit found in 

 A. ^ol i nifera . modified somewhat by JU laevis . 



I am returning the specimen of Eragrostjs by parcel 

 post, and again I agree with your determination. 7. 



E. peregrina has the branches of a panicle more densely 

 spikelet bearing, and the hairs at the orifice of the sheathes 

 are absent. I should judge that your plant is a very typical 

 one of E. Erankii . 



It was very sad news we had from Cambridge last week 

 announcing the death of Dr. Riddle. I knew that he was ^ery 

 ill, but did not expect that the trouble was so serious. We 

 shall all miss him very much. 



With best wishes. 



Sincerely yours , 



K. M. WIEGAND, PROFESSOR 



L. KNUDSON Professor 



J. R. SCHRAMM. PROFESSOR 



DONALD REDDICK, Professor 



A. J. EAMES. PROFESSOR 



L. W. SHARP, Assistant Professor 



O. F. CURTIS, Assistant Professor 



