Dec. IS, 1908. 
Mr. II . Ji . Ba r11 o 11. 
Perktbns 60, 
Cami)ridge, Dass. 
Dear Bartlett:- 
I have just had an opportunity to look up the matter 
of the Tal'le-top fphagmpa which you wrote about on the 5th inst. 
is you do not mention ther? being any number on the packet I assume 
that there was none. If this asumption is correct then the plant 
is, with very si if It margin for ctouht, Sphagnum Girgersobni funs. 
If there was a mucker on the pocket it may till be this species, 
though more likely one of two ether oped os collected at the same 
time. The above mentioned is the only one that I collected in 
Quantity on soil 24, as I now recall it. The other two species 
being collected "for locality only". If you are sure that there 
was no number on the sample you arc safe in calling it as stated 
above. If "do. 2" appears on the original packet then it is 
jS. hussowi var, rhodocroum fuss. If this number appears on the 
original packet please let me know, otherwise I will understand that 
it is £. Girgensohni . ky only reason for saying above " ver; 
sli ght margin for doubt" is that there nay possibly have been 
a "Ho. 2" on the padre l and it was overlooked or lost before it 
reached you. 
I think very likely it would be a goof plan to have some of your 
blank U b s : iter. hen I . to over i2 
I will let you 'mow ’row many of ere] you. had better send re. 
Cordidll; yourc, 
