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alogical Cabinet formerly. This I have applied for, 

 and obtained for my purposes, and am taking into it 

 the various things I have picked up from time to time. 

 It is a room about forty-five feet long, with deep al- 

 coves the whole length of each side, already shelved, 

 and with glass doors to the cases, a window in each 

 of the ten alcoves ; the centre, or nave, serves for my 

 lecture-room. So now I shall beg all my students 

 and correspondents to send me every sort of vegeta- 

 ble thing ; so if there is anything you need still from 

 this country you should let me know ; and whenever 

 you are overrun with duplicate woods, etc., just think 

 how welcome such things would be here, and how they 

 may stimulate our collectors and travelers, who per- 

 chance may occasionally send me something that 

 would fill some gap in the Kew museum. 



Mr. Wright is having a good training here, and 

 when he goes again to Cuba, or elsewhere, will do 

 much better, both as to common botanical specimens 

 and for collecting vegetable products and curiosities. 



Dr. A. A. Gould, who will bring a line to you, is a 

 physician in Boston, and one of our best zoologists, 

 especially in conchology, etc. ; a most excellent man. 

 He takes a well-deserved holiday for three months 

 or so, mostly in a run over the Continent. He has 

 London friends in plenty. He may like to see Kew 

 Gardens before one o'clock, and would be pleased to 

 pay his respects to you in person, if his time allows 

 a flying visit to Kew before he proceeds to the Con- 

 tinent. 



Just at this moment, and since my parcel of books 

 for you left the house, the May number of " Silliman's 

 Journal " has come in. I will ask Dr. Gould to take 

 it to you. . . . 



