
          C. [Cambridge] Aug. 8th, 1855 


 Dear Doctor


 Returning last evening 
 from a 3 or 4 days absence (to Beverly)
 I found yours of the 2d inst. [instant],
 commencing "What can this Illecebraceous thing be?"
 Ans. [Answer] How can I tell? Since
 you have not sent me any of the 
 thing enclosed, only some talk about it. 
 Left out the thing, I suppose. 


 There is evidently some trouble in 
 the Post Office between you & Washington


 I mean to come to Providence. 
 Perhaps Thursday, perhaps Wednesday. 
 Where do you stop? I know 
 of no stopping place. 


 To-day I got from the Express 
 the package with Martius Fl. [Flora]
 Brazil. I see you have retained your
 copy. Did you take any Linnaea?
 [added: If not] I have 3 nos. [numbers] for you. Also 
 a year and more of Bot [Botanische] Zeitung, which I 
        