
          I believe you [added: will] find that the best care has been
 taken of the Books. For the great favour you did
 me in sending these Books accepting best thanks
 for the present. I suppose by this time you
 have another number from Sir W J [William Jackson] Hooker 
 I hope before long to possess this fine work!


 The few minutes I have had to spare the last 2 days
 was occupied inlooking again at something
 in the Flora of Hooker. If  I had the whole of
 the numbers before me I should be tempted
 to write a notice of the work, and then go on
 and write another on the Flora of Torrey & Gray
 and show the amount of research and
 labour required to produce such a flora
 as you are engaged upon


 JB


 PS.  I find Mr S [Southmayet?] will leave the parcel at Mr Chiltons. I have
 therefore directed him to put this letter in the
 post office, which will serve to apprize you where
 the Books may be found.


 [pencil note by Torrey:]
 [Buckley plant "No 12. Banks of the Guyandotte, rare"is
 Trautvetteria.
        