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ing, instead of in the synopsis of genera. Of course the description 
will be more condensed than that of the Ivfe,nual. 3. Using so large a 
number of analytic divisions thn-t never more th.an two species will oc- 
cur together, experience v/ith students is that it is very ciffi- 
cult for beginners to keep in mind or to select from more than two 
specific descriptions. This third change, yo u see, amounts practically 
almost to making a key to species. 
It so happens in the case of the Magnoliaceae that the generic 
descriptions in the synopsis after the description of the order are 
very complete, so that T have had to do little more than transfer them 
to the other position that I propose. 
V/hen it CQues to the printing I she;, 11 want to consider v/heti-er 
it is not desirabl]^ to indicate the cultivated , indigenous and intro- 
duced species by ^^fe^^type; or at least the 'indigenous from the 
cultivated and introduced. But that is in the distance yet. 
As soon as we get the plan of work fully settled I snail be able 
to make some progress. I hope that you will not take the work up to 
.date as an indication of my personal rate. After my inertia is once 
overcorae I shall travel I hope at a constantly acceler^d velocity un- 
til I collide with the immovable FINIS. 
Very sincerely yours , 
