654 TRAVEL IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. (1875, 
almost deserted, but once flourishing town, on the 
Gulf of Mexico. We met the spring in Georgia; in 
Florida we were in early summer, about like our own 
middle June. 
The botanizing was delicious, very many nice things 
which I had never seen growing before ; our quarters 
comfortable, and the fare exceptionally excellent. 
East Florida, which has large hotels, was full of in- 
valids and pleasure travelers, making a crowd not to 
our liking. I had special botanical objects leading 
me to west Florida, an out-of-the-world region, where 
we had everything to ourselves. We were late for 
the oranges, gleaning the last half dozen from the 
trees of our friends. My throat is so sensitive that I 
dare say we shall need to go again next March, and 
earlier than before. So, if you will arrange to join 
us, [ can promise you a pleasant time, and a real rest. 
October 11, 1875. 
What a capital article it is which your friend Lord 
Blachford has published in the “* Contemporary ” for 
September, on Huxley’s Automata hypothesis ! 
It is long since I have read anything which pleased 
me more. 
Do you know who is P. C. W., in Article 6, of the 
same number? He makes one suggestion of some 
value, that I some day want to follow up. 
Tam grinding away at my work in the usual man- 
ner. We are just in the glory of the glowing au- 
tumnal foliage, and making ready for winter. If 
health holds out, here we expect to remain, at least 
till spring. . . . 
