
          by Dr. Gray. I sincerely hope you 
 found all those, who are dear to you, 
 quite well and that you yourself 
 enjoy good perfect health and strength 
 to work and assist us in our noble task.


 Since you departed, I spent a month 
 in the field, partly at Mendocino City
 and partly at Monterey.


 Pinus insignis and tuberculata are
 still troublesome. P. insignis or the Monterey 
 pine seems to be restricted to a 
 small area at Monterey and Carmel.
 The form there, growing on bituminous
 slate is of great conformity and sameness; 
 it may cover 8-10 sq [square] miles. [?]
 in a few places grows with it P. muricata.
 What we called tuberculata
 I collected now at Santo Cruz, [?]
 hills, Uriah Mendocino Co [County], Forest
 Hill Sierras. These forms grow on
 metamorphic sandstone and are perfectly
 alike in appearance, cones eg
 A suit of cones from [crossed out: U] Eureka were
 also alike. At all these localities, 
 the tree is much smaller and different

        