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President of the University
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE OF THE DEAN
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(Odor, oolor, eto.)
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Date.
5m- 6/24
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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HERBARIUM
*TO DEGENS“!»
January 14, 1925.
Mr* D. L. Topping,
Box 2356,
Honolulu, T. H#
Dear Mr# Topping:
I had seen the originals of the numerous enclosures
in your letter of December 31 and so the duplicates were
filed in my waste basket• The Clemens present a very wonder-
ful combination of missionary endeavor and botanical explora-
tion*
I hope sometime that you will be able to get back to
Kauai with view to carrying on some rather intensive botanical
field work in the bogs at h|.gh altitudes for I believe that
this region must present a Very specially Interesting flora#
I am glad to know that you Kave been collecting some material
and hope that you will not devote all of your time to your
hibiscus garden* When you get around to it I would be very
glad to receive a set of anything you have available represent-
ing the flora of Hawaii# There are comparatively small col-
lections available here but I find there is a partial set of
the Heller collection# I am at the present time segregating
frof the .general herbarium all of the old world material but
the wprk is going rather slowly as I shall have to go through
the entire herbarium personally and this means the handling
somewhat ’ over 200,000 sheet s. I have very little knowledge
of the Hawaiian flora and have never attempted to work with
Hillebrand» publications# Still I feel that I can identify
with comparatively little difficulty at least the widely dis-
tributed species although the endemic elements will cause me
certain difficulties. If you are interested in securing names
of the flowering plants I would advise you to retain a numbered
set for I can at least supply you with a partial set of iden-
tifications of your general collections and this same statement
also applies to the ferns. I note what you say regarding the
orchids and would be very gtaatly obliged if you cfinnld send me
three or four specimens of each of the very few species that
grow in Hawaii; I would like a set to be retained here and
would also like to have a set to send to Mr. Ames and perhaps
duplicates to send to Dr. Schlechter.
I have written up a brief report at Dr. Gregory*s request
emphasizing the desirability of a comprehensive botanical survey
of Hawaii* I realize very fully that this plan cannot be con-
summated under the direction of the present botanical staff of
the Museum and shall discuss this matter personally with Dr.
' PLANTS OF HAWAII
EX HERBARIUM OTTO DEGENEB
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ribed In “Plants Haw. Nat..ftek” ¿o. 00 «na u»	T -if/I
KA h.	ni___and In new *
Collected by
(Many plants described
Illustrated “Flora Hawailensis
13.50 by Otto D€*ener, Honoluln, X. H.)
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