406 
of the American post-day occasioned me to miss 
the last; yet if you have doubted my politeness and 
sensibility to your worth, (of which I want no other 
proof than your letter,) I hope and trust such unfa- 
vourable impressions will now be effaced. 
I flatter myself you will soon execute your inten- 
tion, and make me as useful as you can :—you may 
depend on my utmost care and accuracy, and I'll 
honestly tell you my doubts ; neither hurrying over 
the business, nor by any means pretending to know 
more than I do. I have all Kalm’s original speci- 
mens; I also know by marks all Linnzus’s orzgz- 
nally described specimens, so there can be no fallacy. 
I have several similar correspondences, and with joy 
add yours to the number. Send your specimens 
numbered. How can I send you any little parcel 
of one or two works of my own? 
Rely on my zeal and fidelity. 
J. E. Smiru. 
Professor Martyn to J. E. Smith. 
Dear Sir, Park Prospect, March 15, 1793. 
My letter was just gone to the penny-post when 
yours arrived, containing acknowledgements far 
above the merit of the compliment which I was 
happy in paying you*, and which I do most sin- 
cerely assure you came from the heart. I ought to 
apologize for not having asked your consent, but I 
* The dedication to the President of the Linnzan Society of 
his work on the Language of Botany, being a dictionary of the 
terms made use of in that science. 
