United States Department of Agriculture, 
DIVISION OF BOTANY. 
Washington, D. C., January 21, 1896. 
Dear Sir: 
In compliance with a general order of the Secretary of Agri¬ 
culture dated January 10, 1896, the regular mailing list of the 
Division of Botany will be restricted hereafter to educational 
institutions, agricultural experiment stations, libraries, news¬ 
papers, foreign exchanges, and persons cooperating in the work 
of the division. Provision having already been made for all but 
the last of these groups, you are requested to fill out and re¬ 
turn the accompanying circular. By doing this you will indicate 
whether your name should be retained on our regular list. 
Respectfully, 
FREDERICK V. COVILLE, 
Botanist. 
