560

37 Washington St.
Watertown,
N. Y.,

Sept 9th '87

Chas E. Bessey, Dear Sir.

Excuse
the liberty I take in addressing
you. I am an
amateur botanist of
very little experience and
great ignorance, a member
of the Agassiz Association,
and hoping
to make botany a
specialty. I enjoy your
botany though I have