SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
S. P. LANGLEY, Secretary 
G. BROWN GOODE, Assistant Secretary, 
in charge of U. S. National Museum 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
Prof, Duges, but the records of the Devartmmt of 
Botany fail, to discover any speciinens of this spe- 
cies of maize. 
I am, very much obliged to you for sending me 
a copy of Prof, Trelease* s letter. 
Yours truly. 
Sec ret ary. 
