262 THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE DON. 
Edinburgh Botanic Garden—I will be oblidged to you to send the 
speciments and plants and seeds as soon as convenient and send 
them by sea Directed to me at the Edinr. Botanic Gardens Leath 
Walk with a line of information—and any of the cryptogamia you 
can spair I should be glad to have 2 or 3 of each as I intend culti- 
vating all them I can in the Garden particularly muscii a number of 
which I have planted already ...... for from repeated tryals I have 
made myselt wil not be dificult. 
I am, Sir your humble servt. 
(Sgd.) G. Don, 
Botanic Gardens, Leath Walk. 
Decr. 26th, 1802. 
Mr. Nath. J. Winch. 
1/Answd. & Desiderata 
sent 29th Decr. 1802.] 
G. Don to N. J. Winch. 
Sir,—I received your letter and after that some specimens which 
I return you my herty thanks —— I would have answered yours 
in course but my youngest son was in a bad state of health for 
some time which ended in his dissolution that being the common 
I am sir your humble servt. 
(Sgd.) G. Don. 
Botanic Gardens L. Walk, Edinb., 
June 7th, 1803. 
G. Don to N. J. Winch. 
1{Recd. in 
Jany. 1804.] 
Dear Sir,—I should begin all my letters with confession of sins 
but it will be better to amend my ways—I have been much engaged 
* In Mr. Winch’s writing. 
