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alogical Cabinet formerly. This I have applied for, 
sai obtained for my purposes, and am taking into i 
the various things I have picked up from time to time. 
It is a room shout forty-five feet long, with deep al- 
coves the whole length of each side, already shelved, 
and with glass doors to the cases, a window in each 
of the ten alcoves ; the centre, or nave, serves for my 
lecture-room. So now I shall beg all my students 
and correspondents to send me every sort of vegeta- 
ble thing; so if there is anything you need still from 
this country you should let me know; and whenever 
you are overrun with duplicate woods, etc., just think 
how welcome such things would be here, and how they 
may stimulate our collectors and travelers, who per- 
chance may occasionally send me something that 
would fill some gap in the Kew museum. 
Mr. Wright is having a good training here, and 
when he goes again to Cuba, or elsewhere, will do 
much better, both as to common botanical specimens 
and for collecting vegetable products and curiosities. 
Dr. A. A. Gould, who will bring a line to you, is a 
physician in Boston, and one of our best zodlogists, 
especially in conchology, etc.; a most excellent man. 
He takes a well-deserved holiday for three months 
or so, mostly in a run over the Continent. He has 
ndon friends in plenty. He may like to see Kew 
Gardens before one o’clock, and would be pleased to 
pay his respects to you in person, if his time allows 
a flying visit to Kew before he proceeds to the Con- 
tinent. 
Just at this moment, and since my parcel of books 
for you left the house, the May number of “ Silliman’s 
Journal” has come in. I will ask Dr. Gould to take 
it to you... . 
