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SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON, D. C. 
November 4, 1932. 
Dr. B. L. Robinson, 
Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts. 
Dear Dr. Robinson: 
Thank you for calling my attention to the error in regard 
to no. 8834 of the Pennell-Killip series. This should be 7734. 
You are quite right in assuming that only a single series of 
numbers was used for our collection, though the names of collec¬ 
tors vary on the labels. In this same connection,Dr. Blake has 
called ray attention to the fact that I recently rsnorted Pennell- 
Killip 9218 as Vftrbeslna killipii . This is obviously an error 
also,as that number‘is one of those you have reported on. I can¬ 
not .exolain this mistake just now as the composites which Dr. 
Blake turned over to me for reporting are among an accumulation 
of specimens awaiting distribution. Please excuse such errors. 
I am acting as a sort of clearing house for all the South American 
identification work and although I try to check over everything 
there always are a few mistakes among the thousands of names sent 
out every few months. 
I was surprised to find the other day another package of 
Eupatorieae of the Mutis collection. I do not believe that the 
receipt of this subsequent to the other lot will give you much 
extra labor, so we are venturing to forward it. Mr. Maxon will 
arrange for its shipment in a few days. 
Sincerely yours, 
Ellsworth P. Killip 
Associate Curator 
Division of Plants. 
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