
          Smithsonian Institution
 Washington March 4, 1852


 My dear Prof [Professor]


 If you have no serious
 objection, Professor Parry and
 myself propose to make your
 paper no. [number] 1 of the next volume.
 The 3rd is now nearly out,
 and as it will have 350 pp [pages]
 botany (Gray & Harvey) there 
 will be enough of this without.
 What say you. It can be
 printed off without delay
 however as Oct [October] 1 of the new
 vol. [volume]. What say you.


 There is no objection
 to Prestele's printing off the
 plates provided he conforms
 to the rules. The paper 
 used must be of our standard
 size, and should cost
 say 10.00 the single ream.


 The Harvey memoirs
 you know was printed 
 in Dublin. The paper, 

        