UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY. 



Washington, D. Nov.. 25,iei3. 



JAy dear ?.'.'r . D e an e . 



Dept. Agric . fits lae all right for my address. I seem to 

 be jjerruanently tied down iiere now, so iuuch so that I have bought ;e 

 me a oiace. 



I aiii not at ail surprised that 2/ou find i.iore or less troubie 

 ?/ith your Crataegus row en sis. Yoa iinow, roanensis has it type 

 locality on the tpps of the Ilorth Carolina nits. Our ITew England 

 jr.aterial is none of it quite typical .. And -no doubt you can find 

 plenty of inateriai that yrould puazie ;,:e to tell fror.i C .macro speriia 

 Good roanensis has a different cut of leaf as well as si.ialler SOL 

 fruit.. Aia always glad to look over anything for you. 



Hope to run up Lo Cai^ibrig'de some time this /winter. 



Reiiieiuber i.ie to all of the 'ricnds. 



Yours, 



