| 448[?] you may want of notes & articles you may publish. I
cannot offer more this year, as some of the other
asst. editors receive [?] [?].
Mr. Watson promised to prepare a review of botanical
papers in America for 1879, but could not
fulfill his promise. Could you prepare an article
for the [?] no. of 8-10 [pages?]? I will offer you
what I did him & for which he originally agreed
to prepare the article i.e. $10.00. If so please send
the [ms.?] to me by Sept. 5th or 1st if you can. If you
havn't time to get it ready for Oct. can you do
the same for the [?] Naturalist – [?]
notes & papers of cours could not be referred to in
such an article – only such work as has [really?]
added to the sum of American botanical knowledge
during 1879.
I hope your Botany will prove a
financial success, as it will scientifically. I
am gratified to see a number of references
to papers originally published in the Naturalist.
I think the volume (XIV) contains a goodly number of
botanical papers of importance. WE need more contributions
of short notes. Hoping you will feel willing & able to
cooperate with [Cope?] & myself in editing the journal, I am,
Yours most truly,
A. J. Packard, Jr. | 448[?] you may want of notes & articles you may publish. I
cannot offer more this year, as some of the other
asst. editors receive [?] [?].
Mr. Watson promised to prepare a review of botanical
papers in America for 1879, but could not
fulfill his promise. Could you prepare an article
for the [?] no. of 8-10 [pages?]? I will offer you
what I did him & for which he originally agreed
to prepare the article i.e. $10.00. If so please send
the [ms.?] to me by Sept. 5th or 1st if you can. If you
haven't time to get it ready for Oct. can you do
the same for the |
