
          in part, the professors are privileged 
 to introduce each two ladies [crossed out: at] through 
 a side entrance, just before the 
 public doors door is opened. Will you 
 bring any one to occupy my seats? 
 They will be in great demand 
 as soon as the arrangement is 
 generally known. 


 I am working up the Primulaceae.
 Can you bring Lysimachia &
 Dodecatheon, especially. Of Primrose 
 I have no P. [Primula] Mistassinica, & I want 
 to see your P. augustifolia of Long's Exped. [Expedition].
 Perhaps you had better bring the whole 
 batch, tho' with all the things 
 before mentioned I am likely to 
 overload you. 


 Did you get two boxes 
 of [crossed out: live] live plants that I sent, 
 as I promised, so as to reach 
 New York Tuesday Morning? 


 I got no letter by last 
 arrival from England, except a line 
 from Boott who had given

        