Meember 1^; 1955 
1. Wolf 
Font de Hesiours & Compariy 
Grassolli diesicals Department 
Building 26Bj^ Experisieatal Station 
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Imington, Delatmre 
Bear Mr, Wolf 
folks Mm taken a considerable weight off 
ind with the acceptance ©f the soil samples colleetod 
for the greater part in the Belgian Congo and a smll part 
in the Sodan in the course of the Siaithsonian-Bredin 
Expedition tills past April, Ma^, and June (list enclosed). 
In this laail, or within a day or two# you will hear 
frois Ur. Willis SI, Wheeler regarding the conditions set 
up by the C, S* department of Agriculture under which the 
; of raw, imfumigated saaplei of soil is permitted, 
HU. as Br* Wheeler releases the samples t© ise I shall 
forward them to you, I sliall endeavor to protect them 
against undue cold, and ask the express company not to 
leave them a^und in an unheated place. If there Is any 
cimnce tliat freezing would harm the samples, please warn 
¥© can then await more moderata outdoor tempeMturas 
than obtain at present, Under any clrcmatances, 1 shall 
not be able to send the samples on until Dr. Wheeler gets 
your reply to ’ * - ■ * - 
will no doubt have heard eome thing about these 
ir, BJofviEon. With this I am sending you 
the other pertinent corr&spoiiderie© regarding them, The 
sajiples are being 
with no strings of 
kind attached 
I am hopeful that you may find something worthwhile 
in one or sore of these tolls, should you be looking for 
a name for scmething new, Mr, Bredin, who made the expedi- 
tion possible, his wife Octavia, or little daughter 
Antonia (most recent addition to the family), or, more 
remotely, James Saiithson, who founded this Institution, 
might be considered, I do not want to do a lot of foolish 
anticipating, but I am holding a good thought! 
Sincerely, 
Snc. 
¥LS:IMc 
Waldo I», Schiaitt 
Head Curator 
Department of Zoology 
