
          should send them thro. [through] Wiley & Putnam to Mrs. Putnam's
 care; and not to Pamphlin.


 Before yours of the 12th had arrived I had sent 
 a bundle (freight paid) to W. [Wiley] & Putnam for you,
 containing the pamphlets of Polygonae from Meisner 
 and the flora of Brazil fasc. [fascicles] 1-5, &c.


 By the way, if you should not care greatly to keep 
 the Fl. [Flora] Brasil, you might offer it to Pickering for U.S. [United States].
 He must see it. The part sent costs you 
 all told $25, which I have paid, Don't trouble 
 yourself till I see you in July, for I shall not want 
 it till then. 


 This morning I cut out Buckley's descriptions of 
 New Plants, and sent them to Silliman, as he desired.
 I introduced in the name of the Editors your Buckleya
 in a shape and way that I think will be satisfactory. 


 I am glad Tuckeman will undertake the Junci,
 and would prefer he would monograph in Silliman.
 I do not think so highly of his present working powers 
 as you do. He lacks knowledge of structural botany, 
 and seems not to take to it much, But he will improve 
 by practice, and the Junci will be very good for him to
 begin with. I promised him a specimen of Carex
 Fraseri long since, and will send it soon. 


 Monday noon. 


 I have just returned from the Garden, 
 finished the examination of the box of plants from 
 Kew, which arrived Saturday evening. Of 501 species 
 335 are dead! All owing to the fault of 
 the Steam-boat Company at Liverpool, who 
 retained it over two steam-packets, making it 
 50 days instead of 16 from the time they were sent from 
 London. I feel in a very bad humour about it.
        