
          Cambridge. Friday. 29th Sept 1848.


 My Dear Doctor


 Your parcel came yesterday
 morning (sent by Hastings thro. Munson [?])
 and at the same hour came [?].
 I opened the parcel last evening, & have
 laid away for examination.


 I find that the Mentzelias did not
 come. I expect it next time.


 To-day Olney has been here all day.
 He & Carey making specimens all day. You
 may imagine how much work I have made out
 to do. In the course of the afternoon, while
 they were in the midst, Dr [Pickering?] came in,
 said Drayton was to be here to-morrow (another
 day!). Pickering brought your vial of Batis
 and your letter of the 25th. I am tired: & all
 talking around me, so I will only say a
 word now - which is - to answer your mem.
 in slip about [Mart?]. [?].


 Look back to my first letter after your
 [in large parenthesis at left: queries addressed me at this point, and you will find
 that I copied (only one line) all Martius.
 [?] has on the subject, and append, "This
 is all!"] So don't blow me up for
 negligence of your queries.

        