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to writ© in l^each oar SpRnisflij tjot I 00© now that you ar® able to got along 
®q.mlly well in Ingiish* 
I®0, 1 too TOidd liko S08J® of th® seed® dt th@ giant pejnra® if 
you evoi* me m fortiamte m to obtain boir©* I knosr our Botariieal terdtn is 
Waahingten troold ©njoy hmlse ^hm,» fnt will be iritenosted to ktim that th© 
Botanical Garden in S-ittsbcrgh has soaM bosutifol ®po€if»ns of the chonta 
palm. I have lectured several tlms on your Ijoaat if til IsSands, ajid on om 
occasion a gentleraen In the audieisce told ss that ht had seen tl^ chonta at 
tlat place. Another friend of min© i® tr;5ing to grow soa© of th© seeds of 
timt pila in Florida. I have not y®t |?eard whether they ii&ve gprouted. 
I do hop© that your sift*© ©state will \>e settled satisfactorily 
on© of tliese days. It ifcrald be very rloe if yoa cotdd cor; 8 ia to tljs States as 
you had planned. At this time, I nm have a house large ©now^h to ©ntartaia 
a few guests., aid nctliirg would give m greater plaasur® than to have all of 
you pay us a visit in Washington. 
I m very glad to hear tiiat all of you are enjoying good health. It 
is the sal!?.© with us. 
I do have to laugh when you r«i»d me of th© checker mm* don*t 
you i»©ntion doainoes? I did have a little better luck with thoea. 
I often l0o% at ay picture©, of which I believ© you. Imv® bcm© copies. 
I wish that you could see the colored lantern slides that lav® been smd© frojs 
ther* for lecture purposes. Itsr whole desir© is to visit yon folks apvia, and 
if I ©p»n arrange w affairs, 1 shall do so, b^jt it will ba three or four years, 
even It it is then possible. 
’Whenever I think of Gliristfflas night, I cannot fail to r«Emb©r you 
and th® shoes. 
