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St. James’s palaces until his death in 1804.  Anderson's Siegel 
. ence passed into the hands of Forsyth’s executor, by whom it was 
given to Dr. Robert t Hoge F.L.S., about fifty years ago. Tt. has lately 
been pe by Dr. Hogg to Kew. This correspondence has been 

___ troops. e was afterwards transferred to the West Indies and wrote 
_ interesting letters, sending home parcels of seeds and plants, from 
Martinique, St. Lucia, Grenada, and St. Vincent. At the letter. plaee, 
. he deseribes his position as hospital mate, In 1785, he was appointed 
.. to the charge of the Botanic Garden but his position at first was one of 
some difficulty. On the Ist June 1785, he writes,——'* I am at present 
. * disagreeably situate with Governor Lincoln opposing me by every 
x ans in his power. He wishes to oppose the appointment, and to 
“ appropriate the ground and house to his own use. He seems to pay 
S se no attention to the instructions Sir George Young sent me 
-f * [of the Botanic Garden] is a common grass piece for his eattle and 
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Vei in November of the same year,—“ I have uds an artilleryman 
* asa gardener, and I shall = make excursions among the islands 
Pm o ad great doings in St Vincent for 
s these ten days by H. R.H. Prince William Heu essei King 
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md, dated May 4, 1787, Anderson. Em. the following, hints | 

a box with earth, even among the roots of- other plan ts, they would - x 
Fi up [germinate] SE - voyage, and I should receive them — — 
Dba in great SE odotin From reserving the earth in the boxes which 1 
. * have received with plants, T denn obtained many eedlin this 
.* manner I obtained from Philadelphia the paper mulberr he 
_ © golden rod, and this year from England, the common dock, the chick- 
..* weed, the crowfoot, Euphorbia, and other 
_ Further on he asks, * Is there any particular time or mode in drying 
od the senna leaves ? ? I have some 

Palisadoes, and no doubt it Bay have spread to other parts us the West | 
Anderson x acknowledge the receipt on May 2nd, 1 89, of a parcel of — 
lants : Mr. Aiton of Kew. Amongst. them were the Jalap and 
i asian he says, ' “had. perished « on the voyage and were 
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* The MM of the bread-fruit plants. in. the. j Providence,” wasa 
great oe to Anderson. He writes, February 17, 1793: * xon ne i 
* dout ore this have heard of the arrival of the Bread- fruit shi] 
(Captain ote a ossa: pale he mech ami Hei isa P 
