June 7s 1886 iW 



Walter . BeaiiOm 



Gcavbridge, Maosm 

 Dear Friend-; I suppor^e -you think iihat I cm 



getting more negligeni than ever of my corre- 

 3Vonden:i;^<» Your lester Qovtaining info'rrnation 



regarding Ma^jnolia wat^ duly received^ Please 

 accept thank's, 



I mi still striving to keep up my inter- 

 est in Booavical viatterst but I must confess 

 vhat I have so nmch else on hand tha;li I viake 

 very little progress,, I have been tricing this 



year to collect ngain» and as I can have my 

 plants dried by the help in the stores it luill 



bQ very livtls i^iorJi to prepare a large narnber 



