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Henry Holt & Co.
Publishers.

12 East 23d St. Madison Square, New York.
March 17th 1881

Prof. C. E. Bessey
Dear sir:

Prof. J. M. Mansfield of Ind. [Alny?]
University says: "There is one drawback
to the Botany which I hope the
able Professor will introduce in
his next Edit. that is a key
such as Gray has and a plan[?]
for analysis such as [?].
Both could be put in without
enlarging the book very much.
At present I do not know how
to get over the [?] of the
key." Are the above essential or
very desirable?

Very truly yours
Henry Holt & Co.