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Museum of
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Gulf and continue south the same western
line. That would add to the above list
Ind. Terr., Jerr., Ark., Texas & Louisiana. I am
rather inclined is the former, though there
are many reasons why it would be
useful to include Ind. Terr. & Ark.
The work would be a composite affair,
different orders being assigned to the
most suitable & & available botanists,
some one of us of course to have general
oversight & direction concerning the
make up, press work etc.– It would
necessarily be largely a compilation, but
a very useful one & if taken up by
some enterprising school firm would
rapidly win its way. Of course
all such work would pass under the eyes
of Dr. Gray & Watson that the systematic
work of the whole country could go on
uniformly. I write to you now to
ask a full and candid opinion of