500 LETTERS TO DARWIN AND OTHERS. (1863, 
eighty-one. Unless we continue to rank Dr. Bigelow 
among the botanists, Dr. Torrey, and even myself, 
now count among the most advanced in age. 
I am most happy to tell you that Dr. Torrey, whom 
I lately saw in New York, and who last week looked 
in upon us here for a day, is quite well. 
Mrs. Greene is cheerful and busy in carrying out 
her husband’s bequest and desires, in favor of the 
Boston Natural History Society, to whom he left his 
herbarium and botanical libra 
By Professor George Bond, a colleague and neigh- 
bor of mine, our distinguished astronomer, and a most 
worthy, amiable, and modest person, whom I hope you 
may see, I sent out to you a photograph of F. A. Mi- 
chaux and of Adrien de Jussieu, which I thought you 
might like, and which I have just had made from 
daguerreotypes which I induced them to sit for in 
Paris in 1851. Bond will be delighted to see Kew 
again with its vast improvements. 
Ever, dear Sir William, yours affectionately, 
Asa GRAY. 
TO MRS. THOMAS P. JAMES. 
Camprinae, April 30, 1863. 
I had sent some while ago word to Miss Morris 
that I had a single seedling Darlingtonia, and should 
like to know if Dr. Darlington was in condition to be 
interested in it. But she thought the time had passed 
for that. 
His memory will long be venerated. We, at least, 
shall not forget him. 
Twenty years ago he had sent to me his selected 
epitaph, and had discussed it. It is natural and char- 
acteristic. I should take an interest in seeing such 
