90 Darlington’s Memorials 
“‘My noble friend desires thee to continue the same collections. 
Send the same sorts over again, and what new ones happens in thy 
way, and sent at the same time o’ year, and in the same manner, will 
do very well. — tg look in — other retler: for my heorerg remarks 
* As our sb hd friend will be always edi I hope it wil encour- 
age thee to go on; but yet I would have thee so proceed as not to in- 
terfere with thy private business. Indeed, the foreitl tree seeds I hope 
will bring money into thy pocket; so the me spent in making the col- 
lection cannot be said to be lost or misspen 
*T hope thee hath mine per Captain Dichcostid' with a parcel in the 
Library Company’s trunk, and a box of seeds, in sand, per Richmond. 
i heartily wish thee and thine health and prosperity, and am 
Thy real frien P; NSON. 
“Pray give nobody a hint, how thee or thy wife came by sh suit of 
clothes. ‘There may be some, with you, may think they deserve some- 
mine of that nature. 
“If thee observes any curious insects, beetles, butterflies, é&c., they 
re easily preserved, being pinned through the body to the inside of a 
little box. When it is full, ae it nailed up, and put nothing within it, 
and they will ve very safe. Display the wings of the butterflies with 
pins, and rub off the down as little as possible. When thee goes 
abroad, put a little box in thy pocket, and as thee meets with them put 
them in, and then stick them in the other box when thee comes home. 
1 want a Terrapin or two. Put them in a box with earth, and they 
will come safe. They will live a long while without food.”—pp. 69, 70. 
We must make room for a part of the preceding letter, evi- 
dently in reply to one-in which Bartram had reproached his cor- 
respondent for not sending him the English seeds and plants he 
asked for. 
T have procured from my knowing friend, Philip Miller, gardener 
to the Physic Garden at Chelsea, belonging to the Company of Apothe- 
caries, sixty-nine sorts of curious seeds, and some others of my own 
my situation it is itipossible. Besides, most of the plants ies pre be 
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 interfere with business, and I do request 
thy business the preference ; but if, in the course of that, without me 
rag 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, 
