Transcribe Booth, M. A. Letter to Ward, Henry A. (1879-11-13)

[page 1] Longmeadow, Mass. Nov. 13. 1879. Prof. H. A. Ward,

       Dear Sir,
                Yours of the 11th wish mat

hand. I have marked out the space 293/4 x 23/4 inches, for the algae as you sug- gested. And I am in doubt whether to send the specimens to Rochester at once. Lest they might not be satisfactory if sent, I send you a paper showing how the specimens will go, & that with the size of your frame & shows the ^relative^ size of the specimens. If your frame was long enough to take a row of full sized specimens on the bottom I could easily mount & one at the side I could easily mount a fine large spe- cimen of the California algae for the centre. I have tried many frames but never met with one that specimens would fill