SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
S. P. LANGLEY 
SECRETARY, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
Washington, d. c., June 9, 1899 
Mr.Walter Deane 
Cambridge , Mass. 
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I am preparing to m&Jce a di ©tributi on, through ths 
United stmt m national the North American violet a with a 
view to nearing & more rer.sral under at aiding of the numerous new 
«pe«l*a dsaebtbsd in this genus within the last few years. the 
sets will non si at of from four to nix re; rsssntatisss cf wash 
■ye etas from different localities and in different stages of growth; 
they will be offered in exchange not only to the larger herbaria 
but to individual© who may desire than and who will furnish mater¬ 
ial far at least threw numbers, The sets will b© issued in 
fuse 1 alas of ten epseies us fast m they ««n he prepared. May I 
*sk your cooperation in securing spaelnenst If y©u will inform 
m ittst species are obteineMe in yottr locality I will indicate 
a»«h as a»y be needed, specifying the quantity to bt collected,he., 
m& enclosing frank a f r their tranu; lesion. 
Acting curator, Division of Plants 
