
          has written of [added: as a new [?]? of Hasting's coll.] [crossed out: Pl. Herter] 
Thinking that it might be less for him to publish
these in his forthcoming sheets, [?] to secure them. I forward
to him by this week's steamer, copy of enough of the
characters I have written out in suppl. [?] for our
Flora, to answer the purpose ; in a letter, in which
Jane has copied out the part that explains how
I happened to hit upon them.

I trust you will approve this mode of proceeding,
as it will be sometime before either you or I shall be
printing anything in which we can naturally insert them.

Oh try to have Sprague draw them ere long.
He has taken up that other [?] thing of Fremonts.

Will you have the specimens drawn as they are.
viz. a branch with calyx & pistil, the corolla fallen
& then the corolla etc., given separately? Or shall we
venture to restore a corolla to its place?

I have some idea of having Sprague himself engrave
this, on the same stone with Fremontia, & add some new
details to that. He has engraved two plates for Genera
very well, showing that he can do this kind of work.

Sprague must have a genus, & a first rate one.
I think it would come in better taste from you than
me, we are so much connected in working. Will you
give him one of your new ones?

Jane is much reduced in strength & flesh. Her spirits
at times flag very much (Do not allude to it in your letters
to me.) from the effects of so long indisposition. If I could possibly
do it, I should go abroad with her this summer, but it cannot
be. If not [recovered?], & at any rate if I can get along with what is on hand, I
shall try to go next year.

Love to all at Princeton,

Yours faithfully

AsaGray 
        