468 Hope street. 
Providence,.!, I. 
Mr. Bathaulel I. Kidder, 
15 ttate Street, 
Hoston, -> t> * 
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January 21. 1919 
I lie vo your latter of January 20 with 
l of or one® «o the desirability ox including the lower cryptogams 
in .die next edition of the .metropolitan lark flora. 
As ypu probably /.now I w/s elected Cryptog nio Curator 
without xf —nowlongs or conuonr ai,.o without special knowledge 
on my part of the extent or condition of the collection of 
cryptogams xn Che Club herbarium. tinea then i hi vo had no 
chance vo yet to Cambridge and investigate,consequently i am 
unable to say if there is enough material there from the let. 
Park tc warrant attempting to i:\oludo the lowor cryptogams. 
Judging from whet I have hoard x should think it would be 
unwise to attempt at the present time to include them 
If, aftor I have had a chance to loo’ over the collection 
1 uhin.! othor/ izo I will communicate with you again. 
Very truly. 
