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John Scott. [?]
Nevada, Iowa. Dec 11th 1880.
Dear Sir. In looking up water plants —such as grows in fresh water ponds, and would [?] food for German [Carp?], I meet with "[frog-spittle?]"—an alga— and cannot satisfy myself as to its identity. Can you help me, and to find it, or any other gelatinous plant for such a purpose? I wish to stock a pond.
Yours Truly John Scott
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John Scott. [?]
Nevada, Iowa. [12th Jun?] 1880.
Thanks for your favor, I will stock some of the water with the growth you describe.
There is another growth that [sic.] is found in some of the ponds on Skunk Bottoms that grows to great length, and in immense quantities, that I think I will get. If it is a fish food it will be of great use. I do not known what it is. I see that Johnson's Encyclopedia gives [?] [?] as the name of the "Frog Spawn."
Scott
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Professor C. E. Bessey, Ph. D., Iowa Agricultural Coll., Ames, Iowa.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. 17 August 1880.
Dr. C. E. Bessey,
My dear sir:
I received from your publishers a few days since, a copy of your new Botany. I thank you very much for requesting them to send it. Being just now employed as a Special Agt. of the Census to investigate the [Mica Interest?] of this State. I have only had opportunity to glance at the work. I am very favorably impressed with what I have read and when the pressure of business is over – a few weeks hence – will examine it carefully. I think it probable that I shall adopt it in one of my advanced classes.
Very truly F. W. [?]
Prof. Geol. [?]. & Botany U. N. C. Prof. Bot & Physiology in Med. Dept.