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[?]) to the [one?] species, [?]
1. The [dandy?] I inclose
2. Flowers similar but leaves cleft are parted into five segments [?] to leaves of D[?]
3. Flowers dark-purple, somewhat [smaller?] than No. 1, [leaves?] [??]
4. Flowers very light blue with darker streaks; leaves longer than in No. 1, less cordat[a?], darker, and with veins more strongly defined, and curving rather more towards the apex.
5. A white variety which I have not found this year, and cannot describe from memory.
In each of the varieties (unless it be No. 5.) the side petals are
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[bearded?], the flowers solitary, on [?].
I shall be happy to render any information in my power, relative to the plants of this section, but I fear you will find my descriptions somewhat unsatisfactory, as I am so very new to the work.
Yours Respectfully, Jennie Atkinson
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Nebraska State Horticultural Society Best collection Fruits Thirteenth session 1871.
J. W. Masters, President, Lincoln. C. Hartman, Treasurer, Omaha. S. Barnard, Secretary, Table Rock.
Nebraska State Horticultural Society.
Secretary's Office.
Table Rock, Nov 23d 1887
Prof C E Bessey Lincoln
My Dear Sir
Yours of the 19th inst at hand and [?] and it is with the greatest pleasure we shall accept your kind offer of rooms for our winter meeting of the Horticultural Society which will convene the First Tuesday after the 2nd Monday in January on the 10th of January this winter. Our reports have not been finished yet I am promised a part of them this or next week certain and I will mail you a copy as soon as received. You will be so kind as to name subject of paper you will read for our benefit at earliest date so I can give it a place in our Program.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
I am Respt S. Barnard
"A Division of the State into Horticultural Districts," with a map.