
          No. 2157 Smithsonian Institution
 Washington, D.C. October 19 1859


 Dear Dr.


 I send through Prof [Professor]
 Turner a small package being
 the plants referred to in Mr.
 Gibbs letter to you.


 I add a branch of 
 white cedar of the coast of
 Oregon (thuja) just received 
 here. Please let me run the
 species as I want to write
 to the sender. He forwarded
 a piece of the wood and of 
 the gum.


 Yours truly
 SF Baird


 Dr. Jn. Torrey

        