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To the Section of Vegetable Pathology are referred
all questions relative to the diseases of fruits
and fruit trees, grains and other useful palnts,
due to parasitic fungi, familiarly termed "rust,"
"smut," "mildew," "blight," "rot," etc.

Samples of the affected or diseased plants, or
parts of plants should accompany all queries
relative thereto.

United States
Department of Agriculture,
Division of Botany,
Section of Vegetable Pathology.
Washington, D. C., July 13th 1887

Dr. Chas E. Bessey –
My Dear Sir:–

I desire to thank you
for your very excellent report on
the "grasses and forage plants
of Nebraska.

Very truly Yours –
F. L. Scribner