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The Christian Union.
22 Washington Square
New York

Henry Ward Beecher,
Lyman Abbott,
Editors

Sept. 29/80

Prof. Chaz. E. Bessey
Iowa Agri'l College
Ames, Iowa

My dear Sir.

A subscriber has
written to us soliciting evidently,
practical answers to the questions
which below are quoted in full.
From a hasty perusal of your
recent Botanical work (H. Halt
& Co. pub.) I am assured that you
are the best party to whom I can
apply, & as we endeavor to satisfy
our subscribers in every way, I
take this liberty to encroach upon
your valuable time. "What
class or classes of plants have their
cellulose of pure fibres lying in