| 247[illegible] Hill MR DEC 20 1880
Prof. Bessey: [illegible] yours of the 15 met is at hand
and I am glad to be corrected I have the Postland
Societys boat but it was away and the Portland people themselves say it
is imperfect so we do not look to it confidently for
rare plants so I looked p Gray's and Woods Manuals
Sargents [illegible] of Forest [illegible] and the state Nat. Hist.
Reports and not finding [illegible] credited to [illegible] I in
ferred that it could not have been [illegible] re
ported or some of these would have [illegible] it.
As I have already sent to Prof. Sargent statement as to
the Kent's Hill specimen I am not desirous of any [illegible]
notice or that but it [illegible] be well to call attention
to the waterville [illegible] and the [illegible] in the Manuals
and catalogue. Very Truly Yours [illegible] Stone. | 247[illegible] Hill MR DEC 20 1880
Prof. Bessey: [illegible] yours of the 15 met is at hand
and I am glad to be corrected I have the Postland
Societys boat but it was away and the Portland people themselves say it
is imperfect so we do not look to it confidently for
rare plants so I looked p Gray's and Woods Manuals
Sargents [illegible] of Forest [illegible] and the state Nat. Hist.
Reports and not finding [illegible] credited to [illegible] I in
ferred that it could not have been [illegible] re
ported or some of these would have [illegible] it.
As I have already sent to Prof. Sargent statement as to
the Kent's Hill specimen I am not desirous of any [illegible]
notice or that but it [illegible] be well to call attention
to the waterville [illegible] and the [illegible] in the Manuals
and catalogue. Very Truly Yours [illegible] Stone. |
