
          sending him the plants he wished for. The fact is, I had
 no specimens of them at the time such I conceived worthy
 of his acceptance, but I have been collecting examples of
 Chenopodiums for him which I will try and get sent
 off to New York before I quit England if possible,
 but my time has been very much engrossed since his letter
 came to hand, and I can assure him he is not the only
 friend whom I greatly esteem and am under obligations to
 for kindness received, that his cause to complain of promise
 yet unfulfilled as regards the transmission of plants. To
 Dr. Darlington I am greatly in arrears of such promised
 contributions; and to several friends much nearer home
 I am reminded of my shortcomings as compared with 
 my wish of sending them botanical services, in the
 way of additions to their herbarium Specimens I have
 long had ready for Mr. Carey, both not of sufficient
 value as number to warrant me in [crossed out: ?] putting him
 to any expense for their freight across the Atlantic.
 However if I see Dr Gray I will [covney?] them to his
 safe keeping until some other opportunity should arrive
 permitting me to send them to Mr. Carey before I
 quit England through another and speedier channel.
 I trust you will be able to convince him that I have not
 been unmindful of his requests for certain British
 plants, much like for [?] of so kind a friend as
 I found in him when at New York. After this
 confession I feel I have little right to access to your own
 kind offer to supply American plants so [?] observe
 that should you have any of spare duplicates [crossed out: ?] illustrating
 your excellent flora of the State of New York (a copy of
 which I have at length been fortunate enough to procure)
 and means of sending them over to this country without
 trouble or [?] to yourself I shall most thankfully
 receive the loan. Having so much and so often failed in the
 performance, I will not now promise to reciprocate the
 favours, but will venture to say as much as this, that I shall
 always esteem it a pleasure to supply you with any plants
 of this country you may wish for as far it [lies?] in my power
        