6g PETER COLLINSON [1735. 



by way of sample ; the Red we have, but want seeds of the White 

 Cedar. One of my curious friends is writing a book, and wants to 

 insert the cedars, red and white, and show their difference, which 

 is not particularly described by any author. So pray be exact, 

 and thee'll much oblige thine, 



P. C. 



London, February 20th, 1735. 



Respected Friend J. Bartram : 



I have sent the goods, as under, which I hope will meet with 

 thy approbation ; and as there was no direction, either to quality 

 or quantity, I have done the best of my judgment. When I have 

 settled with our noble friend, who takes all the cargo to his own 

 account, I will advise thee of the balance. 



Young Israel Pemberton, to whom thou art much obliged, at 

 my request, has packed up thy goods with his. * 



Whatever thou finds is not charged in thy bill of parcels, is 

 presents for thyself, wife, and children. Receive it in love, as it 

 was sent. I shall write thee fuller on all matters, the first leisure. 



I have procured from my knowing friend, Philip Miller, gar- 

 dener to the Physic Garden at Chelsea, belonging to the Company 

 of Apothecaries, sixty-nine sorts of curious seeds, and some others 

 of my own collecting. This, I hope, will convince thee I do what 

 I can; and if I lived, as thou does, always in the country, I should 

 do more ; but in my situation it is impossible. Besides, most of the 

 plants thou writes for, are not to be found in gardens, but growing 

 spontaneously a many miles off, and a many miles from one another. 

 It is not to be expected I can do as thou does. My inclination's 

 good, but I have affairs of greater consequence to mind ; and as I 

 have observed to thee before, affairs of this nature should not in- 

 terfere with business, and I do request thee not to suffer anything 

 thee does for us to interfere with thine. Indeed, for the cargo 

 thou sent, there was some reason for thy making it thy business, 

 because thee will have some gratification ; but in thy other curious 

 collections, which is done purely to oblige us, pray give thy business 

 the preference ; but if, in the course of that, without neglecting it, 

 thou can pick up what thou thinks will be acceptable, we shall be 

 obliged to thee, and study some requital. So for the future, no 

 more censure me for not sending the one-sixth part thee wrote for, 



