L.H. BAILEY, 

 Ithaca, N. Y. 



NOV. 53, 1916, 



Mr . Walter Deane, 



Brewster St . , 



Camb ridge, Mas s . 



My dear Dearie: 



There came yesterday the specimens of Populus . 

 I am much obliged for them. It w as only yesterday morning 

 that I wondered what had "become of my old friend. 



With us the world goes much the same. We are plodding 

 away on the Cyclopedia, now having the letter Z all in pages 

 a nd we are working on the appendix. It will not se so many 

 moons before we are done with it. 



Yours sincerely, 



