i aw well acquainted with the party you went ion and know of 
several other people who are, 
I shall take ..'leacure In telling 1 you about him when I see you. 
Briefly, no far as I know, he is honest and capable, but 
erratic. Apparently the consensus of opinion of those who have 
had much to do with birr, (including- myself) is "There is a 
screw loose", and I have heard expressions from various sources 
that were stronger. 
Often things will go along smoothly for quite a spell, when, 
suddenly, something will rattle, and omeone will get jarred. 
I know nothing about his work on the mosses. So far as my 
knowledge goes it r.ay bo a roceAt shift of the aforesaid 
metallic article. 
He recently told v.:e (in dec) that ho was particularly 
interested in the gleurocarpue mosses. How it is East Indian 
and Japanese mosses a parently. I hope he will get anchored 
somewhere soon. 
