ear Jr. "Iront : 
<i'6£ o, e trcct, Providence* 
3 Dec. 1907 
1 have just been examining the Horth Carolina 
1 * ^ " 1 ’ ffe^^yteh&ai io v„ gr acile with hut 
Ir.tie doubt, although. formostuc is sufT’estef in the sigo of 
• - O9—S02UI :. j, ■ 1 e. 
*.r all t. e other characters noted, however, it seems to be 
undoubte gracile . 
-, too, have failed, oo far as I Jmow at the present 
tine, to collect a single specimen of commune this season. 
2be species, as understood in furope, is certainly fJudging 
from my own observations; much rarer here than has generally 
been supposed, 
I have not yet had a chance since summer to re-examine 
any of your olytric' a an I had hoped, fhey are still boxed 
up fat the , U. îerbarîum) roady to nend if you need them. 
ot need them for none wee7:s yet i t a e 
to study them a little more before they are e® returned. 
Very truly yours, 
