Charles Bessey, Letters, 1880

have some fresh water species in this country [Legolesea]? does not belong to the ceramieae but it is generally [?] near Rohody-[menia]?.

Have you read the [?] of Dodel-Part or Wolhry Zonato? That contains interesting facts about [?] conjugation. I like your "if confirmed" in [?] of [Mluks]?. Have you actually waded through his detestable [Zaphers]?. Really I cannot make head or tail out of what he says and I do not intend to waste my time in reading any more of his things.

There, you have my

whole story and you see that I have not much fault to fend, that is for we who are notoriously a fault-finder. Yours, truly, W. G. Harlow

h. 4. [?] in [?]

Columbus O Sept. 19th 80 Prof C. E. Bessey Amer Iowa.

Dear Sir

I may have already answered your postal [carte?] (no data), requesting indication of my botanical contribution for 1879. I have been out of town most of the time for two months and [......?] the carte is still [upon?] my table, I may have forgotten answering it.

I have contributed nothing for publication during the year. The

MAINE STATE COLLEGE,

DEPARTMENT OF

NATURAL HISTORY.

Orono, Me, Aug. 5 1880.

Prof. B. E. Bessey,

My dear Sir,

Yours of July [?] is before me in which you say you have asked messrs [?] [?] to resend me a copy of your new book on Botany, with the request to examine it and [repost]?

I should have been phased to have done so and have me doubt that it would have reserved favorable comments from me for the name of the [?] is quite sure to give the book a favorable [?] but unfortunately I cannot do as you request since Holt and Company sent me only a [circular]?!

Yours truly,

[L. H. Fernald]?

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