| 48but by the time we have dispersed of
physiology, morphology systematic botany,
what time have we left for economic?
Not, of course, that I understand your 2 part
to be devoted to Economic botany, but that
part of it devoted to [Phaengenesis], could be
best used in a course of lectures upon
that department. Your treatment of the
[cryptog...] in just what I have been wanting,
for they have been too long neglected in our
textbooks [..our] students often graduate
with no knowledge of what a [crypto..]
is if he depends upon the books placed in his
hands. With regard is your raising the
rank of some [cryptog..] groups I shall
say nothing, for I am no judge in the matter.
If it suits [cryptog] botanists, it will
surely content me and I will teach it.
Please understand the [hearing] of my
remarks. They do not condemn either part,
for they are both excellent, the 2nd part being
even more valuable than the first for it
is more your own contribution, but I
do think the bringing together an unhappy
one. If the first part could be [bornes?] up
alone I am confident it could be[fold]
hundreds of times where the whole book
will not be touched. Maybe I am
mistaken, but I dislike to compel my boys
to purchase a book, two thirds of which
they are not required to use. Of course I
am going to do it [and] am going to work into
use more or leass of the second part, but
probably I am more enthusiastic than | 48but by the time we have dispersed of
physiology, morphology systematic botany,
what time have we left for economic?
Not, of course, that I understand your 2 part
to be devoted to Economic botany, but that
part of it devoted to [Phaengenesis], could be
best used in a course of lectures upon
that department. Your treatment of the
[cryptog...] in just what I have been wanting,
for they have been too long neglected in our
textbooks [..our] students often graduate
with no knowledge of what a [crypto..]
is if he depends upon the books placed in his
hands. With regard is your raising the
rank of some [cryptog..] groups I shall
say nothing, for I am no judge in the matter.
If it suits [cryptog] botanists, it will
surely content me and I will teach it.
Please understand the [hearing] of my
remarks. They do not condemn either part,
for they are both excellent, the 2nd part being
even more valuable than the first for it
is more your own contribution, but I
do think the bringing together an unhappy
one. If the first part could be [bornes?] up
alone I am confident it could be[fold]
hundreds of times where the whole book
will not be touched. Maybe I am
mistaken, but I dislike to compel my boys
to purchase a book, two thirds of which
they are not required to use. Of course I
am going to do it [and] am going to work into
use more or leass of the second part, but
probably I am more enthusiastic than |
