j MORNING DISPATCH, ESTABLISHED 1851. 1 
THE BIG THREE evening news, established issi. COVER THIS FIELD. 
I WEEKLY GAZETTE, ESTABLISHED 1820. ' 
D. D. REED, 
business Manager. 
June 2, 1898. 
My 03ar tor. Collins : 
I received your package of plants, for which I an under 
very great obligations, and will hold myself ready to be of whatever service 
to you that you may indicate. I cannot think of anything produced here that 
you are not likely to have already, but if there is anything please let me 
know and I will endeavor to get it for you. 
I have your note, in tiich you say the Arctostaphylus collected at the Hal¬ 
sey farm is the type. That may be, but it is quite different in habit— 
that is to say, in its general bearing—from that found in abundance upon 
our peninsula of Presque Isle . The leaves of our plant are larger, they 
are spatulate or obovate, and sometimes, if memory serves me right—-for I 
have no specimen at hand here in the office—the leaves are almost obcordate 
Then the plant grows very much stronger and stands much higher. That on the 
bluff near Silver Spring has much smaller leaves, grows more compact and 
closer to the ground and in every respect seemed to be at least a distinct 
variety of Arctostaphylus—not having found it in flower, nor having dis¬ 
covered any mature fruit I was unable to place it. 
I might add right here, that I once found some of the bearberry exactly sii 
ilar to that we find here growing upon one of the rocky islets but a snort 
distance above Squantum club—islet I called it, but it is only insulated at 
high tide, for I walked over to it dry shod. 
I am under obligations to you for kindly remembering me. . If y.ou shall 
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chance to meet Mr. Lei and please give him my respects ; and the same to 
Prof. Sumpus. 
Allow me to be at the expense of the postage, at least. 
Very truly yours 
