468 Hope Street, 
Providence, B.I. 
1 April 1912 
Dear Ch&raberlain 
Am sorry that you are likely to have an 
upheaval. in the school. It must have upset all of you when 
the knowledge of it came. I inclose a testimonial which 
on the date indicated is OK as to title affixed at end. 
I duly congratulate you on the purchase of Austin’s set of 
mosses. You certainly are blowing- in some. I should liked 
to have been with you on the Hew Jersey tramp. Many thanks 
for the specireesn of Philonotis. 
In reward to the cases for mosses I think for the purpose 
you indicate yon would do no better than to pet the tin cases 
such as are used <f>f for Msulphid poisoning. They are air 
tipht and a convenient size. The paper boxes that 1 am 
using for some of the spermatophytes are all right if they 
are carefully handled and are not stacked up too high, in 
the latter case they collapse. They will not wear well in 
any event. I use them merely because they kepi> out most of 
the dust, and are cheap. 
The world is still revolving in the same old socket so 
far as I can ascertain from Providence. Within the past month 
Mother has been very ill with grippe and asthma, but she now 
appears to be all right again. I have no idea yet as to 
when I shall go afield, or where. As for that matter I have 
enough work left to keep me busy right here in Providence for 
the rest of 1912. 
Cordially, 
