Charles Bessey, Letters, 1891

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A. R. KEIM, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC.

Falls City, Nebraska, Dec 26th 1891.

Prof. C. E. Bessey Lincoln Neb Dear Sir: A copy of your Preliminary Report on Native Trees and shrubs of Neb was received and examined carefully. I believe we have in Richardson Co another Oak besides those given. from the tree and leaves & acorns it appears to be Quercus Prinus var acuminata. or at least a Chestnut Oak. I will try to send you branches of this tree next season. The Sawmill men tell me we have two kinds of Cottonwood on the Mo. river. one they call the Yellow Cottonwood which they claim is superior for lumber to the white., they may be varieties of P. monilifera or the same tree of greater age. May 22 1885 I found on the mo. river bluff at Brownville a Calycanthus floridus or closely related specie to the floridus. I see

A. R. KEIM. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW NOTARY PUBLIC.

Falls City, Nebraska. __________________1891. you give me no members of this family. You state that the species of Corus have been badly confounded. I have found Corus Cirtinata (Gray) unless the description as given is not correct. I have also found Reber Rotundifolium In 1878 I found on Antelope Creek now in the city of Lincoln Euonymus Americanus a Variety Prof. Aughey and I compared it with Var. obvatus and he concluded it was sufficiently distinct to be cleared as a special Var. and he suggested the name Nebraskaensis. I believe there are other shrubs in the hills along the streams in this county than those given but it is a poor time of year to check up the list. If I can be of any service to you in completing the list I will gladly do so when summer comes again. I suppose you intend to put out a preliminary report on the plants & herbs of the state Yours Truly ARKeim