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Minden, Nebr. July 20 -- 31.
Prof. Char. E. Bessey -
Dear Sir:
This [money?] I sent you by mail a specimen of [Lychuis?] [Gethayo?] which I think is an addition to the list. I find many plants here which are given in the list as rare. Do you wish specimens of such ones?
Yours Truly
W. H. [?]
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Minden, Neb. Aug 2nd 1891
Prof. Char E Bessey
Dear Sir:
Your very kind letter received. I fear that I am a troublesome correspondent, but I am an enthusiast on the subject of botany, and and cannot resist the temptation to ask questions.
When you were absent from Lincoln I sent specimens of our troublesome [?] to Prof [?] Watson of Harvard University. He at first, [?] to the [?] [?], but sent for more specimens. I sent more mature ones and he then classified it as [?] [?] of a [?] growth. This cannot be correct however as the spikes are not in [?]. Again it cannot be a [?] growth as I have since found the plant growing on the side of a wall canon where a spring was aging through the soul and the growth was identical with the plant growing
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Minden, Nebr. Aug. 6 - 91
Prof Char. E. Bessey -
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is the plant which I think you wish. It grows very abundantly here, as also, does the somewhat similar looking plant Herphestis [?]
Yours Truly: H. [?]