<5ra^ Iberbanum 
Ibarvarb XHmverstt^ 
B. L. ROBINSON, Curator 
Asa Gray Prof. Syst. Bot. 
M. L. FERNALD, 
Fisher Prof. Nat. Hist. (Bot.) 
MARY A. DAY, Librarian 
EDITH M. VINCENT, 
Assistant in Library 
IVAN M. JOHNSTON, Assistant 
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. 
Feb. IE, 19E4. 
Ab you know, the work of the Committee on the Flora of 
Massachusetts dragged during the period of the war and since, largely 
through my own lack of time to get back into hr rness again. 't the 
last meeting of the Council of the 3ot‘ nic? 1 Club a committee of three 
members of the Council was appointed with power to look into the 
needs of the flora and revive the committee as ?n active committee. 
The three os us, essrs. Feme, Hhowlton and myself met last evening 
end canvas sec! the situation. 
we find what I had forgotten, that in pre war days the committee 
card indexed several of the Las.* acini net ts local floras, and of course 
we mve the rough ea-roon copies of the material in the Club Herbarium 
and in the Gray Herbarium covering the groups into the Polype tala e. 
Phene went out to members of the committee, several of whom annotated 
them and returned them; others have not yet come back. There is 
still a good deal of card indexing of the data in floras of limited 
areas find in periodical literature before we shall be in position to 
draw the natter into actuaiiform for publication. Two of the members 
of the Committee on the FIorsof Massachusetts, Gentlemen Hoffmann and 
Linder have removed from the region, although Linder, of course, may 
return, but it seemed to the committee of the Council th? t the 
practical way was to ask the resident members of the committee. 
Gentlemen Churchill, Forbes, Grigg, Sanfo cd mid .inslow to meet at 
the Club Herbarium Friday evening next (February 15) at 7-.50 so that 
we can look over the material already in hand ? nd revive the work for 
actual puolication. Friday evening is selected because that is the 
time for one of the regular evenings working on the Club Herbarium end 
members are more s*pt to be coming this way at that time. We can then 
determine an eitedhoon or evening which will be most convenient for 
a committee meeting for further work upon the flora and dissolve as 
a Committee on the Flora of Massachusetts and help in the distribution 
of specimens in the Club Herbarium. 
Sincerely your$, 
mlf/fi- !G 
