15tn. April, 1924 
My dear ^ansley, 
I neve tried to answer your letter of 
anuary 9tn., by tne enclosed note. It is a very com¬ 
pressed account of my position acre, and I nave to 
acknowledge il olttum s assistance in preparing the statistics 
of tne lower plants* At tne same time tne note embodies 
tne views wnich direct my policy* * snould like to know 
wnat you meditate doing wit a it, as parts of it would be 
serviceable to me in print snould I tneroby reach our 
§ 
rulers nere c I am in touian at last witn more sympatnetic 
people tnan at any time during tne last difficult ton yearB. 
I nave not made in tne note n special point of ono 
matter interesting mo, tne matter on wnicn I wrote to Brooks 
• , * 
last year. It is tne introduction into tne toacning of 
systematic botany of some economic information. If for instance 
Coffee were put before tne student learning Kubiacoae, no 
would lose nothing. It represent tne order far better tnan 
^ontas or other genera likely to be used as being convenient. 
And if a little if tne nistory of cultivated plants wore 
I 
poured into 
tne 
ears of 
tne 
students 
tno nun mi interest 
would insure 
tne 
sticking 
of 
some of 
it. 
Sinceroly yours, and witn best wisnos for your 
1 
success, 
