
          other ilness, by constant rains in the herboriary
 season and by geographical and zoological priorities
 his collection of plants amounts to above 1200 species
 including many of the best plants of  [?] Martins
 and Humboldt/ i.e. of his Cumona plants) and many entirely
 new.


 We have fresh arrivals from Hartweg our Mexican
 collector. Do you wish to continue the set you and
 Gray - I forget which - took of them - his plants are
 very good ones though as he is on his way to Guatemala
 they are less connected with your flora than the first
 parcel [page torn]. The genus Garrza now contains 7 species
 one Californian five Mexican and one Jamaican.
 Unfortunately it is only two of the five Mexican ones
 were in sufficient number to be generally distributed.


 Many thanks for all your friendly [offers?] to
 Mr. Brydges. He seems to be growing quite American
 and to be settled for the winter at Toronto.


 Pray remember me most cordially to Dr. Gray
 and I do hope that my own laziness in writing will
 not debar me from the pleasure of hearing from 
 him or from yourself when you have a [?]
 moment.


 Yours very sincerely
 George Bentham

        