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Original in the New York Botanical Garden Library, Bronx, New York

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
LINCOLN, NEB, MARCH 8TH., 1890s

Dr.N.D.Britton,

Columbus College, New York

Mr Dear Doctor:-

Thanks for information repecting citation of autnorities. The citation of three initials only will not be so bad. We can stand that and, as you say, it is no worse than H.B.K. and other cases.

As to your inquiry- I can state positively that Coptis does not occur in Nebraska, unless possibly we may eventually find it in that odd northwest region, the Niobrara Valley.

Very truly,
Charles E. Bessey [Signature]