My advice in the matter would he along the lines suggested by 
Mr. Chamberlain as regards the distribution of interesting material, 
and to pay little of no attention to this communication, and in any 
event not to take it seriously. Tn view of my own former exper¬ 
ience, if I ha.d recently received a card like the inclosed I should 
probably feel inclined to pigeon-hole it and not even reply to it, 
unless you think that you ought to reply dba that you fear there 
will not be enough lift fur his exsiccati after the American and 
foreign members of the Moss Society have been supplied, judging from 
the way requests are coming in!I or something to that effect. 
This last'may be too much like "rubbing it in" to suit you, perhaps. 
Furthermore I should feel like seeing that no special fabors of 
any sort were accorded the writer of the card over other Moss 
Society members. Mr. Chamberlain can tell you more about the man 
tham I can as he was in Washington just beford, or during, the time 
that C. was there. I think C. would be interested in seeing the 
inclosed card. 
I have a copy of ray former letter to you. Perhaps your suggestions 
in toward to publishing it may be best, though I had not thought 
of it in that light until your letter came. Are you intending to 
send a note to The Bryologist about the moss? If so perhaps I 
had better write out what I mve to say and let you send them 
both in for publication in the same issue. 
Have you ever seen specimens of the type of P. Smithiae ? 
If not I can let you see my material (distributed by Holzinger) 
which is very scanty. 
My regards to Mr. Punham as well as yourself. 
Very truly yours. 
