
          Mem. Torr. [Memorandum for Dr. Torrey]


 I have no new Oregon Arbutus Menziesii.
 Have you any species? 
 Do you think Wright's 
 no. 1433 [added: 454, 1851, 1st coll. [collection]] belongs to that species? 


 Have you, especially in Parry's
 or other Calif. [California] collections any 
 fruit of the Californian & Mexican 
 Arctostaphyli? My materials 
 are imperfect, yet thus far they 
 incline me to reunite [Herobotrys?] 
 Nutt. [Nuttall] & Daphnidostaphylis, Klotzsch (the
 same genus) to Arctostaphylos.


 If you choose to send me 
 your materials, I will work them 
 up, but you must send right away. 


 I hope to hear further good 
 news of Mrs. Torrey's convalescence. 


 Yours affy. [affectionately]
 A Gray
        