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am ashamed that you should have taken the trouble 

 of imitating the binding of my books. One out of 

 the actual Linnaean library, though ever so old and 

 musty, would have been sufficiently valuable ; and 

 it is greatly enhanced by your politeness in sparing 

 it me. If any thing should happen to the remaining 

 duplicate, I must beg that you will without scruple 

 recall it back to its place. I am much obliged to 

 you for the ingenious little tract you have favoured 

 me with, and for the melon seeds. I shall be very 

 happy to receive the little plant, whenever it is pro- 

 per to be sent ; and if you have any green-house or 

 stove where any of mine would be acceptable, they 

 will be extremely at your service. 



My coming to town is always very precarious ; 

 but if I should come within a week or ten days, I 

 shall be very glad to see your valuable collections, 

 though with the most ignorant eye they ever were 

 viewed with. 



I beg you will give my sincere compliments to 

 Mr. Davall, and assure him I am much concerned 

 to find he has lost a valuable beloved parent ; he 

 does not mention how soon he shall be obliged to 

 leave England. I shall be very glad if I have the 

 opportunity of offering him my good wishes before 

 his departure. 



I am, Sir, 

 Your very obliged humble Servant, 



M. Rockingham. 



