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No 1. Not satisfactory for the purposes specified.
" 2. The staining is here an obstruction to study rather than a help.
No. 3. This good.
No 4. Worthless, too thick and over stained.
No 5. This good.
No 6. This pretty good. Contains many reticulated vessels also.
" 7. Too thick.
No 8. The two sections not taken from equally old parts of stem. The longitudinal–section too thick for study. The cross section very good.
No 9. Too thick. The common impression of preparations that sections of few stems must be made diagonally is an [?] - never one. Then should be for study good cross and longitudinal sections, as in the care of all other things of plants.
No 10. A very good specimen so far as it goes but it should be supplemented by a cross section of same part of stem as these longitudinal sections were taken from.
No 11. Pretty good so far as it goes; a little too thick. Should have a longitudinal section.
No 12. Good.
" 13. Good. Although a bit of epidermis peeled off from the leaf and the stains would be much better, and far less troublesome to prepare.
No 14 Good
No 15 Good, but same criticism holds as for No 13.
" 16 "
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No 17. Too thick for the best study.
" 18 Good
" 19 "
" 20 Excellent
" 21 Good. Although it would have been better not [?] some stained the cells. Our specimen might have [?] been stained with a very weak solution of Iodine, and another life [?] sustained.
22. Fair
23. Very good.
24. No good [?] to be seen.
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Aiken S. C. July 25 1880
Prof. C. E. Bessey
Dear Sir
Your letter 923d[?] is just received, ordering the 4 [?] of Fungi Americani for Iowa Ag. College.
There also a copy (new) of the 5th vol. of my first [?] Fungi [?] [?] (the other volumes out of [?]) which I will sell at $6.00.
The last full set [?] [?] Ag. Dept in Washington ten years ago at $10 per vol. The present series (Fungi Americani) are $5.[20?] per vol. I will [?] [take?] a few days reading [?] until I can hear from you, 10 they may all go together, should you wish to take the 5th vol. of the old series.
Very truly H. [W.?] [?]
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Herbarium of Iowa Ag. College To H W Ravenel Dr
Aiken S.C. August 4th, 1880 To vols I, II, III & IV, of "Fungi Americane" $20.80/ea received payment in full H W Ravenel
Aiken S.C. August 4
Prof C. E. Bessey Dear |in I have today sent by [illegible] to your care, a pkg containing Vols I-II-III-IV of Fungi Americane for Iowa Ag. College ~ & alas please include bill [unknown]. One can trace into amount cited by Postal Macry Orchin