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Nebraska State Normal School.
W. EDGAR TAYLOR.
GEOLOGY AND NATURAL HISTORY. STATE EDITOR NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF EDUCATION.
Peru, Nemaha Co., Neb., [Jun?] 19 -- 1801
Prof. C. E. Bessey
D. Sir: -- Your card received, I have writen D. [?] once and Vice President Surges of [?], twice in reference to the Science [?], I feel sure that you since hear of something soon.
The program committee consists of J. N. [?] and Roscoe Pound. D. Kingsley last spring suggested that we follow the plan of the A. A. A. Science. As our committee may not know much about this association. I have suggested to Prof. Surges that the committee be requested to consult with you.
Yours W. E. Taylor.
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United States Land Office, O'NEILL, NEB.
DEC 3 1891, 189
Charles E. Bessey Botanist Lincoln Neb
Dear Sir.
I received to day a copy of your report on the native trees & shrubs of Nebraska, I find the Wild Crab Apple is found in Gage, Johnson Nemaha & Butler Counties, it is also found in Holt Co. & I believe only on one stream (Steele Creek) you can probably get specimens by addressing O. T. Jones of Dorsey Holt Co Nebr
Resply A. L. Towle
Kinnikinnik is also found in Knox Co along the Missouri & Niobrara Rivers T.
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MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. Wm. Trelease, Director
A. S. Hitchcock, Asst in Botany James Gurney, Head Gardner J. C. Duffey, Asst in Horticulture J. W. Dunford, Asst Gardener
St. Louis, Oct. 12, 1891
My dear Mr. Kingsley: I have been recently told that the Association of Western Naturalists is to meet in St. Louis this fall. If this is so, will you [not] kindly let me know, and also give the dates for the sessions ? I am not a member of the Association, but if it is to meet in ourcity I am anxious that whatever courtesy is possible at this late hour shall be shown the members in attendance. Cordially Yours, Wm. Trelease