218 PETER COLLINSON [1759. 



have some thousands lying by me and have done for some time ; 

 and I don't know how to lay it out. 



I am thy old friend, 



P. Collixsox. 



London, April 6th, 1759. 



Dear John: 



I have writ largely by Captain HAMMET, in the Dragon, and 

 another ship, in answer to all thine. * * 



In the Library Company's trunk, by this ship, is the Magazine 

 for last year, and another parcel with books, and some prints for 

 thy study. 



I am in haste, thy old friend, 



P. COLLINSON. 



* * Pray send a sod or two more of thy pretty Pyrola with 

 variegated leaves [P. maculata, L.]. It flowered finely last 

 year ; but I see no young shoots, which makes me think it will go 

 off after flowering. * 



Billy sent me a delightful drawing of what is called, with you, 

 the Yellow Root. Pray look out and send me a plant or two ; 

 for it seems a new genus [Hydrastis Canadensis, L.]. 



We are all much entertained with thy draught of thy house and 

 garden. The situation is delightful ; and that for our plants, is 

 well chosen. I shall endeavour to furnish it. * 



Pray give my kind love to my worthy old friend, Doctor Witt. 

 I am concerned for the loss of his outward sight. May his inward 

 receive a flow of Divine illumination. * * * 



* * I am glad thou hast got the money of the Governor. He 

 is an unworthy man, to oblige me to dun him in his government.* 



London, May 29th, 1759. 



I have now only leisure to thank my good friend John, for his 

 entertaining letter of January 28th, of two sheets of paper, which 



* I am afraid this was the same Governor, of whom Friend Peter formed so 

 favourable an opinion at the dinner table, while he was "new." See his letter of 

 June 8, 1756. In a subsequent letter, (dated July 20, 1759.) I find an account, 

 in which Jons Baeteam is charged with the "BUI on Gov. Denny, 6. 2s. 6d." 



