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torias Till 0ci.ti.3fy bio. 1 h've found hor o npay of %okel ' 
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i eo ins types--^n everlasting lot of those sorglrm v.riotios, 
sub varieties, etc. It is a relief to my mind, Andropogon C a hints! 
is her©. June 8.--I was startled "by seeing a staring calendar 
with that lata this morning. X am -working as fast as possible, hut 
I on.nk » t go Sunday as X planned to, There is so ranch here — T fjp 
getting heaps of tiny packets and notes, laving photos a made by 
ISf 3teudel f|4l save lots of time. The book, (Sohul tea, :%ntissa, 
the pages we need) is being photo cd on glass. X asked £r dicu&el 
;o ore serve them so that other libraries -can have prints made if , 
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tha^ wish* I could not m$r$ the plat a 3 Inftrffc with- ae, — — 3atutaay 
evening ]>r. dehn eider took me for a walk. It was almost « Berlitz 
jpatziergaag dureh Berlin such as Kerr a So and so took in the 
Berlatz book. Siergarten is a great big park. A little river 
runs through it and there is a lovely pond swronnded by Hosseas- 
taaoan jthe literal phorseebestnut } which X*> * f*y» is a hybrid 
between a red species and the European Aiisenlus. '.-3he flowers 
are the lovliest pink.. Xhc fallen wnes on the surface of the 
pond together with the reflection of the trees in the water wade 
a charming picture, I saw these pink horsechestnuts in Geneva , too 
and. they are abundant her© in Berlin as street trees. I have not 
been much impressed with the statuary in Berlin but in the iitaf* 
gar ten there is a wonderful bronze figure, the Amazon, a nude fig- 
ure of a woman astride a horse, it does not in the least suggest 
warfare (there is no weapon- -nothing bat woman and horse) just a 
beautiful strong splendidly poised woman. It stands in a sort of 
opening in the forest; wherever it is viewed it has a wall of trees 
for background, i'hat is much the finest piece of statuary 
seen anywhere here. The sieges Alleo— do you remember it? Isn»t 
it an avenue of horrors— with all those strutting friS *P 
there with marble pigtaiie and -lace ruf £Le s-and* s Qsafi~o£,t hfaju |j 
