
          Pontrilas House
 Oct 14th '50 [1850]


 Dear Dr. Torrey


 Dr. Gray wishe me
 to enclose in my letters home, a 
 short note telling you that he
 heard, through a note from Sir
 Wm. Hooker rec'd [received] on Saturday,
 that he had received a package
 from you (which doubtless contains
 the Eriogonaea) & that it should 
 very soon be so placed as to be forwarded
 to Mr. Bentham. Sir Wm. [William Hooker]
 wrote from Yarmouth, but hoped to 
 return to Kew in a few days, being
 much improved in health.


 Dr. Gray & Mr. Bentham are very

        