Arthur Williams Jr. & Co. 
IMPORTERS AND RETAILERS, 
EAST INDIA, TURKISH AND PERSIAN CARPETS AND RUGS, 
[Established 1878.1 
42, 44, 46 FRANKLIN STREET. 
INDIA CHUDDAH SHAWLS, BAMBOO AND RATTAN CHAIRS, DARJEELING TEA, 
INDIA HOMESPUN CLOTH, BAMBOO LOUNCES AND MORAHS, CEYLON TEA, 
INDIA TWEEDS, TURKISH PORTIERES, RUSSIAN CARAVAN TEA, 
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Cable Address “ PONGEE, BOSTON.” 
DIRECT CORRESPONDENTS IN 
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, MADRAS, SHANCHAI, 
CANTON AND CONSTANTINOPLE. BOSTON, MASS., U. S. A. Aug. 10, 1908. 
Mr. J. Franklin Collins, 
Department of Agriculture, 
Was hington, D. C. 
My dear Collins, 
I received your letter of August 3rd last Friday. It ms 
forwarded to me at the Profile House. I had not heard a word from Fernald, 
and therefore waited until my return to Boston today. I telephoned to 
The Gray Herbarium, and I was informed there that Fernald had been 
extremely ill with sea-sickness on the way from Boston. This developed 
into some kind of a liver trouble, so severe that it was deemed advisable 
for him to leave the expedition at St. John, and go home to Orono. He has 
been there now some days, and is very much better, and spoke of botanizing 
a little around Orono in his last letter. Fernald left the expedition 
before the serious storm that you speak of. 
I have been away ever since July 2nd,- up to the 20th at 
Bread loaf Inn in Vermont, where I picked up 371 sheets of plants, mostly 
c ccimon things, to complete my Vermont collection. After that I went to 
Breezy Point at the foot of Mt. Moosilauke, where I did the same with 
Hew Hampshire plants, putting in about 250 sheets. I am back here now for 
good. 
I was glad to hear from you . You must have enjoyed the work, 
although it must have been of a pretty strenuous nature. I have no doubt 
