
          Highland Gardens
Newburgh April 1 1847

My dear Sir
I have been absent
from home for two or three days or I would
have replied to your kind letter at once.

I enclose you the little remaining portion of
the soil. If you can get at the percentage of
oxide of iron without much trouble I shall
be really obliged [added: to you for the information.]

Have you ever heard of the [added: [?] of the] Torreya taxifoloia
here at the north. I mean to try my largest
specimen (the one you gave me) out of doors
next winter. I find that it is quite easily
propagated from cuttings. I had left some
your plants out in small pots till the
ground was very severely frozen in 1845
& they did not appear to suffer by it.

My Downing begs to be kindly remembered
to yourself & Mrs. Torrey

Very sincerely yours
A.J. Downing

Dr. Torrey

        