SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
S. P. LANGLEY, Secretary UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
G. BROWN GOODE, Assistant Secretary, 
in charge of U. S. National Museum 
original label and all single specimens should be 
placed in set No » i. 
I am entirely willing to leave to you the 
question of the disposition of these sets. My 
conviction is that, as the Herbarium at Washington 
is under control of the Federal Government, end 
housed in a fire-proof building where it is accessi- 
ble to the people of the whole country, the first 
set should come here: but if you think otherwise ^ 
we will be entirely satisfied with set No, 2, 
Kindly let me hear further from you on the 
subject, and if you wish us to detail a man for the 
work, he will be sent on at such time as you may 
designate , It is of course, understood that the 
entij'e work shall be done under your direction. 
