Iberbarium 
Ibarvarb “University 
B. L. ROBINSON, Curator, 
Asa Gray Prof. Syst. Bot. 
M. L. FERNALD, 
Fisher Prof. Nat. Hist. (Bot.) 
J. F. MACBRIDE, Assistant 
MARY A. DAY, Librarian 
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U. S. A. 
Mar. 23, 1917. 
Mr. C. A. Weatherby, 
East Hartford, Ct. 
Dear Mr. Weather by. 
I am very glad that you are willing to take a hand in organiz¬ 
ing the work on a Topographical Survey of the Flora of New England. 
The other two men who were asked to serve on the committee have al¬ 
so accepted, and steps will be taken at the next club meeting to 
have the committee formally appointed. In the meantime I have ar¬ 
ranged with Mr. Knowlton, chairman, that the next conference, the 
Friday following the club meeting in April, will consist to a large 
extent of a checking up of the indigenous plants of New England. I 
have prepared a Check List with all the indigenous species, includ¬ 
ing recent additions and species not in the Manual, with the idea 
that each member could check his own list, or rather underscore all 
the species in his own list, and then decide for himself which he 
would make actual reports upon at the end of the year. 
Pardon my taking this method of congratulating you upon your 
engagement. I had anticipated it some time ago, but got somewhat 
discouraged with your dilatory methods and had gradually outgrown 
all idea of it. I am sorry that you are not to live in the Cam¬ 
bridge region, but I trust that you will still find it possible 
