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letter 478 often been struck how extremely pretty and strange the 

 flower garden and surrounding bushes appear when thus 

 viewed. Your letter will be very useful to me for a new 

 edition of my Expression book ; but this will not be for a 

 long time, if ever, as the publisher was misled by the very 

 large sale at first, and printed far too many copies. 



I daresay you intend to publish your views in some essay, 

 and I think you ought to do so, for you might make an 

 interesting and instructive discussion. 



I have been half killing myself of late with microscopical 

 work on plants. I begin to think that they are more wonder- 

 ful than animals. 



P.S., Jan. 29th, 1875. — You will see that by a stupid 

 mistake in the address this letter has just been returned to 

 me. It is by no means worth forwarding, but I cannot bear 

 that you should think me so ungracious and ungrateful as 

 not to have thanked you for your long letter. 



As I forget whether " Cambridge " is sufficient address, I 

 will send this through Asa Gray. 



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