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B. L, ROBINSON, Curator 



CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U, S. A. 



Nov. 21, 1917. 



Dr. George G. Kennedy, 

 Readville, Mass. 



Dear Dr. Kennedy: 



As I had let you know that the boxes had come safely to the 

 herbarium I have delayed a little before writing to you in order 

 that we might unpack them and have the sheets entered in our ac- 

 cession records. 



You v/ill be interested, I think, to learn that the plants 

 have now been all unpacked and are safely stored in some of the 

 steel cases in the second gallery of the main room of the Gray 

 Herbarium. I have had them gone over sheet by sheet and a very 

 few, which had not already been mounted, I have had taken out for 

 Miss Anderson to mount and then to replace in their proper position. 



I find that there were in the main collection 11,915 sheets 

 and in the Y/illoughby special collection 1547 sheets, making alto- 

 gether 13,462 sheets. This is certainly one of the largest and 

 most valuable gifts that v;e have ever had, and I can assure you 

 that it is very deeply appreciated. Kot only will this material 

 be exceedingly useful for reference but it will always have a very 

 pleasant sentiment connected with it in the minds of all the staff 

 at the Gray Herbarium. ^7 n A 



