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there cannot he a worse mode of sending living 
plants than in these same cases, so placed in the 
dark. Some of the cases have been opened in 
fine order after voyages of upwards of eight 
months; in short, nothing more appears to he 
wanting to ensure success in the importation of 
plants, than to place them in these boxes pro- 
perly moistened, and to allow them the full 
benefit of light during the voyage. 
I remain, my dear Sir, 
Ever yours most sincerely, 
George Loddiges. 
To N, B. Ward, Esq. 
(E) 
Copy of a Letter from Dr. Lin dee y, to the 
Author. 
Hort. Soc., January 15th, 1842. 
My dear Sir, 
As far as our experience goes, your plant- 
cases are by far the best that have ever been 
contrived. We uniformly find the plants in 
them, even from India, in excellent order, pro- 
vided the glass has not been broken, or they have 
not been over-watered when originally packed 
up. The latter arises from the packers not con- 
sidering how little water is really requisite for 
plants which lose none of it. The former acci- 
