zx. 64.) TO W. M. CANBY. 651 
TO WILLIAM M. CANBY. 
Boranic GARDEN, March 13, 1875. 
My pear Cansy, —I do not get on, and shall not 
in this melting snow and bad season. 
I yield to sive, and Mrs. Gray and I are going 
South, —I do not know where, but somewhere, taking 
my vacation now instead of in summer. I want to 
d now —and reach comfortably — what we have 
here at the first of June. 
You know somewhat of the South; I think I should 
like best to get to Apalachicola and St. John’s River 
and see Torreya. But it seems far off. 
I want to recruit, and to be good for something, 
which at present I am not! 
SmrrHsoNiAN Instrrvrion, 
Wasuinetron, April 25, 1875. 
My pear Cansy, — Well, we have got back 
again, so far; and here, I think, we shall stick for a 
few days. Had we anticipated so much cold and 
backwardness, we should have stayed south longer. 
Apalachicola was heavenly. But at Macon, coming 
north, we struck the cold wave; came on by Atlanta 
(Stone Mountain), Chattanooga (roots of Silene 
rotundifolia), and thence via Lynchburg straight here. 
I found Torreya, and had a good time with it. Lots 
of detail to tell you. . . 
I am lazy in ageing. or I would have written you. 
Then I have been pretty busy, too, and have done 
several hard days’ work, causing much but healthy 
fatigue. 
CAMBRIDGE, May 8. 
We are at home, with delightful memories of you 
and yours. 
