
          a few days ago I visited our friend Mr. Halsey and found him
 getting along very well with the figures.


 I have begun a new plantation of Willows and purpose
 setting a number of cuttings of each species to root this season
 ready to send to Europe if wanted.


 I would like Anderson to have all our Willows
 and the Garden at Paris also what do you think about 
 my sending them a box?


 I have commenced taking specimens to complete
 a few more sets and rather against my will
 but I will strive to finish this business now
 to the best of my ability, having now so
 many advantages and I can go straight forward


 Present my respect to Dr Gray. I find I have
 a number of good specimens of Carex
 longirostris he may want, and there
 are some other grasses I shall look after
 for him, in the course of the summer 


 The sets of the Willows I spoke of are
 nearly ready, but I will wait 2 or 3
 weeks before sending them to make some
 further additions  The first section Cinerea [Carex Cinerea]
 I shall watch very closely the curious one
 I called varc monadelphica of S tristis [Salix tristis] may
 perhaps be a new species, the bifid filament
 is very remarkable, and in this respect agrees
 with S Croweana [Salix Croweana] of Smith of which there is a
 specimen among your plants, now in my care.


 JB


 I hope to be able to visit you in a few weeks
 let me know when you are about to be absent say 3 or
 4 weeks hence so that I may not be disappointed.

        