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My Dear Sir, The specimens of Puccinia you send are clearly the same as Puccinia Labeliae [Gerard]. Ellis and Farlow ought to have done better with this. Even if they did not wish to recognize Gerard's name. I do not see why, unless by mistake, they should change ["microsperme"?] to 'microspere." Gereard's ame has [priority?] of 8 months.
Very truely Yours [Chap?] H. Peek
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State Agricultural College,
Lansing, Mich., Aug 9, 1881
My dear professor
The article you ask for was written in 1879 while the Legislature was in Session. A Mr. Stanchfield (G.O.) [???] was a member and a bitter opponent of the college. He has been a member of your Board and always ???? any slighting by of Michigan as compared to the Iowa Agricultural College. So the Lansing Republican goes to every member of the House. I took occasion to put an account of your college where they ???? be likely to see it. I wrote wholly as a friend.
I regret that I cannot send you a copy. I sent the last I had and the last I
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knew where to get to President Welch. Possibly he may have preserved the paper, although there was nothing in it to merit such attention.
I hear of you from time to time, and you may be sure, with great pleasure, rejoicing in your successes. I suppose you have our [?] Europeoan with you. He came to us when but a year from Denmark.
We enjoyed having Professor Knapp an Budd with us very much.
I remain Truly Yours
C. T. C. Abbot
D. C. E. Bessey Iowa Agr. College
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T. F. Allen, M. D.
10 East 36th Street,
New York, Apr 12 1881
Dear Sir
Hearing that "The Naturalist" is to send an expedition to S. Amer. I wish to ask you to help me to get some charas.
I will pay a good price $ for 100 specimans of each species or form found. It would be but little trouble and would help a little toward the expenses & help me a great deal.
Yr's
T. F. Allen
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Bessey 1881
1. C. intermedia ABr. incrustate
2. " contraria " " " also some C. fragilis ABr. " " C. intermedia, forma longibracteata, diffusa
3. C. gymnopus var. trichacantha ABr. very rare I believe, & beautifully in fruit Do you know just where it was gathered? & could I get 100 specimans in any way next year in July ??
4. Nitella tenuissima Desv.
Yr
T. F. Allen