468 Hope Street, 
Providence, R.I. 
Pet. 5, 1923 
Dear Pernald:- 
Dr, Metoalf was up from Washington yesterday and 
I mentioned your tentative invitation to go to Gaspd this summer. 
Much to my surprise, after making a. few inquiries regarding 
details, etc., he said he thought he could easily arrange for me 
to he away for 3 (or perhaps 4) weeks in July or August for that 
purpose, and was inclined to encourage such a trip. It seems 
that there are a few fungous diseases of conifers (pine, balsam, 
spruce and larch) the distribution of which they would like to 
know more about. He said they knew practically nothing of the 
parasitic fungous flora of the eastern part of P. Q, He also 
said such a trip might involve my stopping at a, few places between 
Quebec city and Ste, des Monts long enough to see if the diseases 
mentioned were evident, hut that practically all my time could 
he spent in the Mts., provided I kept my eyes open on the trip 
for these diseases. 
I am planning to attend the Oouncil nesting at the Union 
Club on the 14th and will, if possible, see you earlier in the 
day at the Gray Herbarium, when we could talk over possibilities, 
if circumstances warranted it. 
Sincerely, 
