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The pressure of time and the fact that I only knew a couple of days ago 

 that you were coming back via Genoa so that I might be able to give you this 

 dispatch; as well as the trouble in finding you a copy of my Utile botanical 

 magazine plus the multitude ofshipping in the middle of winter- ail have kept me 

 from doing betier in finding numerous species of hemlock and spruce. It pleases 

 me above ail that you will find among the plants that I sent you some which are 

 at least deserving ofyour attention. 



Whether you an appreciate it or not, I will in additional deliveries be able to 

 supply you with occasional rare spécimens of spruce from this country and from 

 Switzerland; also both fanerogames and cryptogames and do so with ail dispatch 

 once you have indicated 



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