Middlebury, vt.,Hov.3 , 1919. 



Dear Mr. Deane : - 



Your post card of Oct. 29 is at hand. Thanks for the informa- 

 tion ccncernirig my old friend F.F.Forbes. I have some papers of his re- 

 garding "Algae in Resevoirs" that I wish to return, out I need his exact 

 address to return them "by regestered post. Please send it if not too 

 trouble j Pfazf ^ ;^ 



much trouble, U *4~ : H/rt>~ k-A*~<- IT ftcc^\ ■ 



I have a plan to suggest regarding your kind proposition for mount- 

 ing my violets. I have most beautiful specimens of 14 from Cal- 



ifornia collected during the past three years by my daughter Mrs. Dud- 

 ley Baird. For !#- of these sp^&ie-s* I have from 3 to 11 duplicates of 

 each, would not you and the Gray Ho. like specimens of these jgf. as 

 some compensation for the mounting of mine? I could send three of each 

 numjer, only one to be returned for my Hb.. At my suggestion my daughter 

 coverd each flower with a slip of parafine paper before putting the 

 plants in press. This has kept the moist air from the flowers, and they 

 seem as fresh to day as when gathered. I would oe gjad to send a set 

 for your inspection. 



With kind regards yours as ever, 



I add a list of the 8. species: 



V. ocellataT.A G. 3anta Cruz Mts 

 V. purpurea Kellogg Sierra Nevada 



11 var. i inetorurn " 11 

 v.peduncuiata T.& Gr . Berkeley 

 V. chrysantha Hooker Big Bear Lake 

 v. sarmentosa Douglas Inverness 

 V. adunca J. E. smith ■ 

 V. glabella, mitt . san Giralamo 



