
          late to plant them this season. When were they gathered? Judging
from the region in which they even collected I anticipate not
only a good many interesting if not known in our gardens
but also several that will be new to the botanist. I am
most happy to reserve the first proof that I am to be your
gardener. I feel very [?]  that our botanists would find it
to this advantage to say more attention to the introduction
& dissemination of the seeds of rare & interesting if as well as
to confine this attention to dried specimens alone. It is as you
are aware owing the attention to this circumstance by the botanists
of Europe that their bot. [botanical] gardens are so rich. Witness the Asiatic
collection of seeds sent to England within 2 or 3 years past by
Dr Wallich of Calcutta. Which this is the case instead of a few
inferior speciments in the herbaria of a botanist have I then good
specimens might always the obtained from the botanic gardens of
our non country & neighborhood. Excuse this little digression but I
[?] thought that [added: you might] sometimes impress it upon the memory of 
some of your many botanical friends.

You mention that you expected a call from me on hearing
that I was in town from Mr Hogg. It was my mother whom
he saw as I have not been down since I called at your
house myself.

The letter to Prof. [Professor] Lindley & Mr LeConte I have (many thanks
        