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receptacle of the seed, of the thickness of a man's 

 finger, on which the seeds are beautifully arranged, 

 and imbedded in a tomentose substance. 



Frequently do I lament my distance from you ; 

 and severely do I feel, on numerous occasions, the 

 loss of your able and friendly advice. 



I follow your example, " and comfort myself with 

 the bright spots in my horizon." Above all, I delight 

 to preserve and cultivate those feelings of friendship 

 and affection which have been the charm and hap- 

 piness of my life, and few of which have returned 

 me so ample a harvest as those on which I am at 

 present employed. Adieu, my dear Friend ! 

 I am most faithfully, 



W. Roscoe. 



Si?' «/. E. Smith to Mr. Roscoe. 



My dear Friend, Norwich, Jan. 8, 1827. 



I have received lately your 9th and 10th num- 

 bers, and need not tell you with what interest I have 

 looked them over. What a treasure is your plate 

 and account of the original Thalia / 



Your intended Matonia is, I presume, distinct 

 from Elettaria, which last name may as well remain, 

 as the French school will doubtless retain it. I 

 should be highly gratified by the perusal of your 

 manuscript materials. 



Surely the true Malaguetta Pepper is from Africa, 

 about Sierra Leone, and is the Grains of Paradise. 



