
          Carey is still here. He finished the Carices about a 
 week ago. Has since been naming a coll. [collection] of State Michigan 
 plants, and selecting duplicates, has next to overhaul a
 Collection of Texan plants from Wright, & select set for 
 Mr. Lowell, as well as what he may need for himself. 


 I have not seen Sprague since your letter came.
 I was at Beverly when it arrived. But he has taken 
 what I should say was by no means a large share 
 of work to do this summer, even for a slow-worker 
 like him, and I am sure he could make 
 60 or 80 folio drawings for you between this &
 Jany. [January], some of them soon, and I should vastly 
 like to have him, so that you may have 
 something as it should be to show in the work. 
 (Drayton has been on to show me their Bot. [Botanical] engravings. 
 I tell him their analyses should chiefly be made over.)
 But as to the price we should have to fix it for him, 
 He would not say for a month. [crossed out: Ascertain]
 Ascertain first whether you are enpowered to engaged 
 him, and then bring on some of the plants, and, 
 if you will pay decently well, I will engage that
 Sprague shall do them. 


 My arm is tired out. I cannot write 
 plainly. I should like to come to your Centennial 
 and especially to spend a few days at Princeton 
 afterwards. But it will occur before my college work 
        