Hew York Botanc wl "gardens, Bronx A "ark, N. Y. City. 



April j 8th, 1899. 



Dear Dr. Kermedy, 



1 was ver;» glad to hear from you, + hotig?i 

 sorry to 1 rn that you hav e had s nch a time with illnes this win- 

 ter. Well it over now and yon wilJ enjoy again your lovely home, 

 and al 1 be in good health ] hop . ] -Trite to tell you that Breidlnf 

 sent me specimens of Crimmia ^aesp : t i caa fromthe Austrian Alps, 

 which do not agree any better with the spec imns from Tucker mans Ra- 

 vine that mine did, and ] have concluded to name it for Dr. ^vans, 

 and hay© written out a description and stmt to him Asking him to 

 make some outline sketches of the leaves. I have also asked Mr. Col 

 lins to loan us those drawings of t 1 - e cross-sections of the h aves 

 which hem.de, and if i+ will be agreeable ] should like to print p 



the description and drawings on Rhodora. 



] am ge'ting rfSady to move up to,nedford %** in Sight of our new 

 Museum where we hope to move in in July. Mr. Brit ton is of f erring 

 some very attractive special courses for next winter, and 1 wish 

 we could find so me way of paying Mr. Collins living expenses so t haf 

 he might come and work with mo the re ne xt winter, rris prive leges 

 can be arranged for on a systen 5f equivalents in work/, fnn vou 

 not think about this and talk about it quietlv amon^ vou** f rinds? 

 i,\ie wuld makfi a splendid bryoligist w i fh a little laboratory * rain- 

 ing Voider frM. ^cDougal , -and systematic training with me, if 1 

 do say so, and 1 should be so glad to help him. 



Cordially yours, L '/I Ajfi^TV; 



