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U. S. Department of Agriculture.

BOTANICAL DIVISION,

Washington, D. C., Dec. 30th, 1889.

Prof. C. E. Bessey,

Lincoln, Neb.

Dear Sir:

We have sent you, for your Herbarium, from the Botanical Division, a set of Dr. Edward Palmer's plants collected in Southern California, in 1888.

The Department will be glad to receive at any time plants that you may have for distribution.

Respectfully,

[Signature]

Assistant Secretary.