Charles Bessey, Letters, 1885-1887

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A C. E. Bessey Editor American Naturalist Lincoln, Nebraska U. S. America

NB. Su questo lato non devo seriversi che il solo indirizzo.

Dear Sir

By [name?] [?][shape?], I have received [?] [the?] there copies of [?] 2 [?] [?] of the "American naturalist." I send you back two numbers; and at the same time beg you will forward no 1, which I have not received.

Yrs very truly J. C[?]

Florence 15.4.87

Direzione del Giardino e Museo Botanico Firenze

[London?], Nebr. Aug. 29. '87.

Prof. C. E. Bessey, Dept. Botany University of Nebraska.

Dear Sir.–

By todays mail I send you specimens taken from [Pijous coronaria?].

Fully 75% of the leaves and a great many of the twigs are affected. The tree was taken from the forest and placed in our school something over a year ago. it is perhaps 4 yrs old. It has six apples on it: they are in a healthy condition. And the body is in no way affected.

I would be pleased to have all the information you can give regarding the nature, and growths, also common and scientific name of the affectant. Any further infor-

-mation you may wish will be gladly supplied if in my power.

Very Truly, Geo. A. Coleman. London. Nemaha, Co. Nebr.

Phila. Jan 7 1887

Dear Prof. Bessey

Yours is recd. & "I acknowledge the corn." I do not see how the thing escaped me.

This is not the only nonsense that I have recd. from the same source, but I have stopped it, but this slipped through. I believe the only way will be to do as you suggest, drop the editor of that department. Packard has done no proof reading lately so far as I can see.

We go to New York, & everything will be better.

Yours truly E. D. Cope