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Office of

County Superintendent of Public Instruction,

Red Willow County, Nebraska.

MRS. C. L. NETTLETON, Supt.

McCook, Neb., Feb. 4th, 1888.

Prof. Charles E. Bessey

Lincoln University,

Nebr.

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 25 ult: is received and I send a meager account of our trees and shrubs.

Trees-
1 Elm
2 Hack berry
3 Box Elder
4 Willow - (Long leaved.) 1 think
5 Ash
6 & 7 There are a few oaks and cedars in some localities

Shrubs Bushes
Buffalo Berry
Willow
Plum

Bushes
Amorpha
Snowberry
Missouri Currant

In many respects the Hackberry resembles the elm, in shape of leaf & general appearance. It has a dark red drupe.

The shrub that. I is called Buffalo-Berry has a small oblong acuminate leaf (I think). pubesent, & whitish green- like dusty miller. It is a thorny shrub and bears

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Office of

County Superintendent of Public Instruction,

Red Willow County, Nebraska.

MRS. C. L. NETTLETON, Supt.

McCook, Neb., Feb. 4th, 1888.

Prof. Charles E. Bessey

Lincoln University,

Nebr.

Dear Sir:

Your favor of the 25 ult: is received and I send a meager account of our trees and shrubs.

Trees-
1 Elm
2 Hack berry
3 Box Elder
4 Willow - (Long leaved.) 1 think
5 Ash
6 & 7 There are a few oaks and cedars in some localities

Shrubs Bushes
Buffalo Berry
Willow
Plum

Bushes
Amorpha
Snowberry
Missouri Current

In many respects the Hackberry resembles the elm, in shape of leaf & general appearance. It has a dark red drupe.

The shrub that. I is called Buffalo-Berry has a small oblong acuminate leaf (I think) 0 [word] green- like duly middle [word] have and here.)