
          M V 22 Feb. 1886


 Dear Dr Torrey


 I believe that
 at this instant two of your letters
 one of Elizas & one of Hastings are
 unanswered! I make amends for all
 in this (for me) long letter to [Hodge?] that
 you must read as an answer to all
 yours. I do not often tell so much
 about myself & my situation I write
 a great number of letters or rather
 notes but most of them very brief.


 I wish you had time to look
 round at Harper's/you can do that
 in office hours & see Dr [Guenisey?]
 who has my affairs in hand. I
 wish to show you my Chef-d'ouvre
 a table of Altitudes Temperatures & productions.
 I supposed that the temperature
 varied so irregularly with the
 altitudes that the [crpossed out: [?]] Temperature
 scale could not have equal parts.


 You will comprehend my surprise
 & pleasure when you see the results


 You may find some Botanical [terms?]
        