
          was publishing part of the plants in India: had he left it entirely
to me, and had sent me one or two specimens [added: only] of each for my own herbam [herbarium]
the whole work might  have been printed ten years ago; but a great
portion of his collections he had never sent, as the Nilgherry ones,
and I have only few of the Malabar ones, [crossed out: so that] and then he never
sent me the numbers corresponding to the plants he published: so that
before I could make out what he meant, I had to proceed the same as if
I had never received specimens from him, and at the same time I felt
that I ought to have, and know some thing about all he has described.
Take for instance the genus Acrotrema, he appears to have (unless his
descriptions are erroneous) two or three beside the original one in our
Prod. [Prodromus?] (of which however I have not a morsel, although he has probably
again met with it): now I can make out only one species from all
mine. The difficulties cannot be overcome until Wight and I meet and
compare our respective collections, and the numbers attached to his sets
and to mine: and that cannot now be done till Wights return.
Do not suppose that I blame Wight. Wight's occupations are so numerous
and as he holds his situation for others duties than for Botany, so
he has not time to spend aside sets for me or any other person, unless
(as he says) I were to go to Coimbatore and [grab?] them out for myself
rather too far a journey for me.

Do you ever got hold of good specimens of Maclura? I have
never been able to get a scrap of it. Perhaps I may get it soon
as an old Scotch Doctor, who is now permanently settled with you,
and who has collected that and many other things, wishes to send me his
whole collection to pick from, and distribute the remainder. Of course they
are not likely to be well [shared?]. But I hope to fond some rarities
among them: he resides in Carolina.

And now my dear friend, remember me to Dr Gray and believe
me yours faithfully
G. Walker Arnott

I suspect that if, strictly enquired into, the turn to write was on my side, not
        