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40_196 Berkeley - I had been making some dummy Rocks for the printer on account of cuts being slow from the engraver. The saw and hammer were still lying out when Professor C.B. Bradley cam into my private laboratory and, glancing around, said: This looks like a Carpinteria!" Which is very neat. - Feb. 1925. - Arctostaphylos patula Greene. When there is a good fall of snow on the ground, say 3 ft. or so, at the time the species is in bloom, then it is a tradition in the mountains of Shasta Co. that there will be a fine crop of berries. The berries fatten hogs. - Alma Ames Weigart, Jan. 31, 1925. - Went to dinner last night at the Parishes. Dr. Philip Munz was there on his way home to Pomona from Gray Herbarium. He said: The Gray Herbarium people and the N.Y. Bot.[Botanical] Garden people are on more |
40_197 1925 friendly terms nowadays than formerly due to personal contacts. I was suprised to find Dr. Britton so mild a little man. I had pictured a rather large aggressive type of personality. He is a millionaire in his own right. Professor Fernald is disgruntled because we do not accept, in California, certain of his segregates in Ranunculus and Juncus. He feels quite strongly about it. When I went to the Arnold Aboretum with Ivan Johnston I was warned I must keep my voice toned down and not speak in a loud manner at the herbarium. Ivan was out there previously and on talking in his usual manner Wilson came out and called him down very severely. Yes, [in response to a remark from Mrs. Parish] he was quite shut off and said nothing. ["Well, anyone who can squelch Ivan is doing a good deal." this from Mrs. Parish.]. As to Jones I made up my |
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