
          Wednesday Evening, Cambridge. 


 My Dear Friend 


 Your kind letter of yesterday reached
 me opportunely this evening, just as I was about making 
 up a small parcel to send you by express of to-morrow. 
 With Griffith's papers, I send Decaisne's translation, to 
 which he has appended a few remarks. I send also the 
 concluding part of Spach's Betulaceae (the former is now 
 in Sullivant's possession): you are right about Alnus
 viridis, Spach has referred the A. [Alnus] crispa to it; and my
 memory somehow misled me. I will send you Spach's 
 Rev. [Review?] of Poplars & Elms whenever you need them.
 Oakes borrowed and has not yet returned my Girisebach,
 So that I cannot comply with your request as 
 to the synon. [synonym] of Gentiana saponaria &c. just yet. I find 
 a letter from him. He promises me a visit soon. 
 Steam ship is in to-day, but no letters (What can 
 be the matter with Hooker?) and no Oct. [October] no. [ number] of London 
 Journ [Journal of] Botany. The last no. [number] of Gardeners' Chronicle 
 contains a short but very good-natured notice of
 The Botanical Text-Book.


 Will you kindly hand the enclosed to our good friend 
 Casey, telling him that the U.P. whose address it gives 
 sails in the Roscins on the 25th inst. [instant] and will take 
 charge of the Carex for Dr. Booth. Mr. B. [Boott] has no earlier 
 opportunity. 


 I have again to trouble you. On a shelf in the little 
 room you have perhaps seen the plants from Buckley's
 Alabama Collection you gave me, with those laid out to be 
 examined. I forgot them entirely, and must beg you to tie them 
 up and send to W. & P. [Wiley & Putnam]. Very likely they will be in time for 
 the parcel I expect from them. 


 I have a letter from Meisner, acknowledging the receipt 
 of the parcel I sent him fully two years ago!! No wonder 
        