MoGaheny J« H. 
October 5 , 1956 
A al aial Medicine Section 
I. 1. da-Boat d« Bescars «= Os!^s«f 
Stine Lafeor«t0,iy 
laiiark, Delawe 
!^®r McGahaai 
Mlth this i® ©or official iawice ecwring the ship" 
uicat of ife« 38 ^st ladlaa soil agarics tbat I collactad 
this sprlaf la the coarse of an ©xpaditioE sponsored hy 
Mr. J. Iredia, the sa»e fe»tl«sa «teo Mde possll^® 
the S«lthaonl®a fj^dltioR to the Coufo ifcicto retormd 
the saaples that Mr. Ifelf was aorkiag idth. I have been 
in cownoaication with Ur. Wweler in the BepartMoi of 
Agrleoltore, who tells ae that fee has also dropped |®o a 
line shoot tfeese sables wfelcfe be has pemitted »e to send 
:^o direct. 
I tto hope that yoo aay find soaetfelag in thea® sa»« 
pies, ai^ I SK wEderii^ if «aytfei«f was tor»ei op in 
those fPOiB ^e Congo. Hr. Bredla has asii^d ■« several 
ti»®s if I had heard from Mr. «alf , bat I know i»w louf 
so»e of these stodies take. la oor work are several 
eases the report followed eoUectioaa of the aaterlal 
by som twenty years, I wish yo« lock with liiat I have 
sent. 
Sincerely, 
laid© L. Schi^tt 
lead Corator 
Departoeidi of Zoology 
^nd. 
■MluSieek 
10/5/56 
