wincna, Minn. » «him ; '?, la***» 
TU® undersigned address*»® the rollswing proposition te ail 
aeasssible li?ing bryolo?i?* t a ,'s©ih Amrioan -ml foraign: 
1*~ At the forthcoming mating of Uw Amoriotm Am natation 
fat the Advancement of Science,at Colwafôus Ohio,August Sl-26 9 lt 
1g f» >r vary appro priaio n ! »*Ae have a 9 logic q 
mmrtal U «e ting. 
An exhibit,at that time*©? a collection of photos of 
m ma ny students of :wnssw m |! 0 salbl© # botfc présent and post,weald 
be iottbtlosf? very interesting. To this and I offer to exchange 
photos with every on» who receives this circular. 'lino© tfca tim» 
1* short. X hiw* tmd*rir&en this collection privately* ï shall 
ventura. to send my photo to all vsy present addresses, and ï trust 
that ill w bryologioal friends will s«o fit t© mk« this exchange, 
which has for it® nain purpose a closer relation and hotter ac#*.alnt- 
mim of all,not only with you th« scientist but with you the p argon * 
Believing that a gllnps* of t*:s'li?o'or our fellow worker* 
will beo-ona a a out©» of pleasure and inspiration to ua,l will 
y «©13 (alt in the fol¬ 
lowing manor: 
a.- Writ ? cm the back of your photo (oan sise preferred )y our 
full a»m«,address,dat e of birth,data (|f picture, 
t.- On a separate sheet or sheets,give me,for use at the meet- 
* V ■■: ' ' ' . , : ■• <*i 
I,- Tour vacation, 'v s v^’ 
Î mi time you nre able to give annually to the study 
o f mss nan . ' ' / . ; 
3*- A list or your bryological paiera or larger woitfts; 
also a list of «xsl seats you 'nay have distributed* 
4.- Which gen«ï?M or larger groupa 'of mosese interest yeu 
especially?--, ■" 
f.- Are ? *u willing to have referred to you,for critical 
examination,epielps that fall in the line of your 
special interestf 
6.- T?.o you «change àossssî If po,«hat material do you 
offer? _jL 
J r y au can do a© at tale •«•riling* plea»# etat© whether 
yin Sxpect to attend the Columbus meeting next August 
SI— S0 • 
I my say briefly of -«yself : I,- I v. a teacher of Natural 
History in th» 0 tat« ïïorrit 1 .u.-hool at ?. : imnx,4inn, ;;*- For a 
months of the year I can give little or no time to mosses. luring 
the winter pu «rt«r I am able to spend about 5 hours a week* I spend 
about F months ©*' -7 manner vacation lar in collecting reamed* 
3.- I have published, in Minnesota Potnnicat Studies,the results 
of tsp work an the -maum of Minnesota; have written only a few 
brief articles besides!* I have also distributed fascicle I, 50 
Fes. of bosses of '?inn#sota, aua* of nee see of Colorado, and of 
if.w*Montana. 4,- 1 am interested especially in the general moss 
flora of the Becky mountains* .s.~ 1 shall be pleased to see any 
material fro* west of the ; 'i xsl.syiyp!. ©*~ ? ©xsfrsngc mosses col¬ 
lected by ese in ilia 'iatriat of iftteblh hi «inr.oeota, '.oiorado 
. ii«S* 
to fee at the Columbus mooting,to bweemo acquainted pnrecmll;.frith 
the brycloglnte that my attend that meting. 
If you can soonrw for ■ir?,by loan or aibariiiee, er'ill pictures 
of noted bryoleylsta now dsoeased,yeu will greatly oblige ; ill ©on¬ 
cer md. 
fraternally yours, 
John p.dol^irsg-rr 
