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him to send farther supplies from his late journeys, and of 
aiding him in those which he is now about to undertake. 
The following is an_extract from the letter, which accom- 
panied the box of plants, and addressed to the Hon. W.-H, 
Harvey :— 
Care Town, Nov. 1, 1839. 
* Dear Sir,— With the greatest pleasure I have heard of 
your happy arrival at home, and your intention to revisit this 
colony in about ten months, and I wish you a safe return to 
this place again. I have received your letter, written at the 
time you left the colony, by the favour of Baron Ludwig, - 
and feel obliged for your kind intentions towards me, and 
. the favour you confer upon me in honouring me with further 
orders respecting botany. My stay in Cape Town has been 
longer than I expected, but I have occupied that time in 
arranging my plants, and bringing those collections into a dis- 
posable state wbich I have been engaged in making for the 
last two years in the remote eastern districts of the colony. 
I have also taken the liberty to prepare six selections of the 
more rare plants for Sir W. J. Hooker, in Glasgow, for 
Which you were so kind as to obtain orders for me; and I 
hope these will meet with Sir William's approbation. As I 
am ready to start by the first opportunity by sea to Algoa 
Bay, and to proceed immediately after for the northern dis- 
tricts, I have been very anxious to finish this first transport, 
and to fulfil Sir William Hooker's commission. . I have now 
. besides arranged twenty herbaria for sale from my entire 
. Collection ; and shall feel greatly obliged if you would recom- ; 
.. mend them to the friends of botany generally, in your country, 
so that I may thus be furnished with the means of covering 
the expenses of my now still more distant travels. And I 
also beg of you farther to have the kindness to bring me to 
the notice of Horticulturists, and assure them that I am 
-~ willing to procure bulbs and seeds from South Africa, which I _ ia : 
Shall select with care; and I trust, by diligence and atten- . 
With their commands. My journey to the north will occupy - 
