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MINDEN, NEBR. SEPT 1ST 1891.

PROF. CHAS. E. BESSEY-

DEAR SIR;

SINCE YOU WROTE ME TO DO SO
I HAVE EXAMINED A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF MARSILIA AND FIND AS YOU
THOUGHT THAT THE PLANTS GROWING ON DRY GROUND ARE SOMEWHAT HAIRY.

SOMETIMES A SINGLE ROOTSTALK WILL BE CONTINUOUS FROM THE
LARGE SMOOTH PLANT TO THE SMALL HAIRY ONE. THERE SEEMS TO BE ONLY
THE ONE SPECIES GROWING IN THIS VICINITY.

YOURS TRULY
H. Hapeman.