ITlniteb States Department of agriculture, 

 Bureau of plant Ifnbustrg. 



forest lpatboIogB. 



Brown University, 



Providence, Jt* I., fetg, 21, 1915. 



Dr. George G. Kennedy, - 



Peadville, Llass. 

 Dear Dr. Kennedy: 



Dr. Perley 3paul ding, who is in charge of the United States 

 Government work on the "blister rust of the white pine, has "been 

 stationed here in my lahoratory since Llay and Will probably he 

 here more or less until November. He is a memher of the iTew 

 England Sotanical Gluh and a native of Vermont. It is possible 

 th%t you may have met him, hut I do not think so. 



A few days ago in looking over the files of "fihodora" in search 

 for localities of different species of Pibes, Dr. Cpaulding casualty 

 remarked, as he came to your ,/illou^hby i'lora article in the June 

 1914 issue, that he had always "been interested in articles on the 

 Vermont flora and wondered if there were any reprints of your 

 Uilloughhy article ever issued. I told him that you issued some 

 at the time, hut I did not know if there were any left, hut felt 

 sure if there were any available that you would he only too glad 

 to see that he had a copy. I am not sure hut what I have been 

 abusing our friendly relations in making such a statement to him, 

 without first consulting you, but I hope not. 



3y the way, Dr. Cpaulding and I are planning in a -very 



