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Dear Fred : August 8, 1970 
lour two bundles of plants arrived while I was undergoing my second emergency 
lower abdominal operation. I was rushed to the hospital first on June 28 for 
a burst diverticulitis pouch and peritonitis; and then again on July 27 for a re¬ 
infection. I am told I was 15 minutes away from death, how I am very weak at 
home to regain strength for the third operation in a month or two to take out the 
nad part of the gut and hitch me together again. If my 6l-yr.-old body can take 
three shocks like this in so short a uime remains to be seen. 
Now as to you plants. I am sending you herweith the names for the verbs and 
erioctUls and one other which I recognize. What shall I do with all the rest 
that are non-verb and non-erioo? I no longer have the strength to identify plants 
not of my groups. Shall I send them to U.S.Nat. Herb, for you (where they would 
take their turn and it might be gears before you get data.) or should I send them 
too Rogers MaVaugh at U. of Mich.? As you know, he is much interested 
and Gent. Am. flora and is building up his herbarium for that region, 
them all here until I hear from you. Please reply air mail. 
Herhandez M. & Hernandez T. 51^4 — Lantana glandulosissima Hayek 
Barkley & Herhandez M. 40221 — 1 Lantana hispida H.B.K# 
Barkley & Ertha 40696 —Lantana hirts f. caerulea Moldenke 
■Barkley & Hernandez R* 40502 77 Lantana hista f. Cgerulea Moldenke 
Hernandez M. & Hernandez R. 5197 — Vitex gaumeri Greenm. 
Barkley & Hernandez M. 40271 — Asolepias curassavica L. 
Barkley 40267 — 1 Verbena Carolina L. 
Hernandez R. & Hernandez M* 5216 — Staehytarphera frantzii Polak. 
Barkley & Velez 40291 Bouchea prismatioa (L.) Kuntze 
Barkley & Barkley 40156 — Petrea volubilis var. pubescens moldenke 
Barkley & Smith 40861 — Lantana trifolia L. 
Barkley & Ramirez B. 40504 — Lantana velutina Mart# & Gal. 
Barkley & Ramirez B. 40512 — Phyla soaberrima (A. L. Juss.) Moldenke 
40527 — Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene 
Barkley & Hernandez M. 404p4 — Lantana trifolia L. 
40452 — Phyla nodiflora (L. ) Greene kW 
Barkley & Nelson 40621 — I'onina fluviatilis Aubl. 
Hernandez M. & Barkley 40495 — Staohytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl 
* 40479 -- Lippia alba (Mill. >i. id# Br. 
' v- ^ 40496 — Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene 
Barkley & Barkley 40^49 — Verbena litoralia H#B.K# - t 
Barkley & Hernandez R. — Lantana velutina f. violacea Moldenke 
Barkl y 40585 — Hrioeaulon ehrenbergianum Rlotzsoh / 
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With all best wishes from Alma and myself to 
you both 
as ever 
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