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Jepson's Manual, Flora, Trees. Cont. from p. 11.
- Dr. M.L. Fernald, Gray Herbarium, in lit. Oct. 1, 1936. - Dr. Helen M. Gilkey, 1936, on receipt of a copy of vol. 2, Fl. Cal., in which she compares my botanical wirting to great works of art: "they parallel a Millet painting or Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony" see her letter dated Aug. 9, 1936. - Seee letter from Jos. Grinnell, 1937, "The Flora of Cal. marks an era." - "We keep the Bible on the mantle, but Jepson's Manual is always by my plate on the dining room table. - Ruby Van Deventer, Del Norte High School._ - "You manual has been one of my most constant companions and has added greatly to my enjoyment of life." - Anne Bancroft Graham, May 5, 1937, in litt. - [?]D. Beckwith, in litt. July 2, 1937.
_ cf. F.B. 57:46
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"Your letters are literature and always remind me of Ben J. Morrison's comment on the text of your silva - that it reads like the King James Version of the Bible." Dr. H.M. Gilkey, in litt. Mar. 19, 1936 - cf. account prepared for Burke's Landed Gentry of Great Britain. Coronation Edition, 1937. See J. Bernard Burke in litt. 28 May, 1937. - Geo. Neville [?]orres in litt. Feb 19, 1937. - H.E. McMinn, in litt. 4-10037. - Kittie Fenley Parker, in litt. [2-18-38]._ - Chessman, Mrs. Harvey R. (Carol D.), 1614 Ridgeway Drive, Glendale, S. California. in litt. 3-23-'38. - J.B. Davy, Oxford University, in litt. 5-9-36.
_ "Even in New Mexico I found your Manual invaluable."
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