
          Mem. [Memorandum] for Dr. Torrey


 "Prof. [Professor] Blytt also informs me 
 that he sent in the spring of 1854 
 by Dr. Mayor, who left Norway to 
 go to the U.S. a precious collection 
 of rare Norwegian plants, to be forwarded 
 to you, or to Dr. Torrey: and 
 having heard nothing since thereof, 
 he requests me to make an enquiries
 whether you may have received it. 
 I fear, however, that Dr. Mayor, 
 having on his 2d trip to U.S. 
 perished on board the "Arctic," 
 last year, the packet has been 
 lost," &c. (Extr. [Extracted] from a letter 
 from Chevalier Sibbern, Swedish 
 & Norwegian Minister at Washington)
 Please kindly tell me if the parcel
 afore said has reached you. If not 
 I will write Sibbern that it 
 has miscarried.
        