Wild Flowers of New England 



Wild flowers of New York 



Edwin Hale Lincoln 



PHOTOGRAPHER AND PUBLISHER 



P1TTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 



February 1st, 1917 



My dear Doctor Kennedy: - 



Soon after the publication of ray Wild 

 Flowers of New England I was asked by many subscribers to add to 

 the series. During the Season of 1916 I have printed two supple- 

 mentary volumes, but only fifteen copies of each can be made. The 

 platinum paper used for printing the plates is ma.de in France and 

 coated in England. Early in 1916 the English Government prohibit- 

 ed the use of that metal except for purposes of war. I then had on 

 hand sufficient stock for these few volumes which I offered to the 

 original purchasers in order of sale. If you would like to add 

 these two volumes to your Series will you please let me know? 



These two volumes have a greater proportion 

 of the fruits than the original series, biit the same system is 

 carried through. By the way, plates 301 and 302 of the new series 

 are of Salix Candida. 



During the past season I have been trying 

 to make plates of all the Orchidaceae of the Northern States and 

 have added twelve plates to those I had. I hope to complete the 

 series the coming season as several collectors have promised to 

 help me procure the plants I need. The Calfpa© of which I wrote 

 you two years ago was sent me from the vicinity of Ferrisburg,Vt . 

 and I made a fine negative. It is very interesting to compare 

 these plants which grew in sphagnum with those sent me from the 

 State of Washington where they grow on comparatively dry ground. 

 The Eastern plant is much more delicate even in color. I hope to 



