
          ans'd. [answered]


 Leon Cattarangus Co. N. York
 January 30th, 1862.


 Sir


 I must beg to say in assuming
 the liberty of addressing
 you that I could only
 notice with extreme interest
 as well as with sentiments of
 profound admiration, your
 brilliant labors in advancing
 natural science - the valuable
 contributions which you have
 rendered in the interesting
 department of Botany, which
 yields to our researches the most
 beautiful offering in the wider
 domain of natural history - has
 will entitled your name
 to the fairest awards of enduring
 fame.
        