
          river, & another from Canada in the same situation. 
The accessions to my collections are now continual & from 
almost all parts of the world. I am indeed obliged 
to have a man whose sole employment is to fasten
the species upon paper for me, that I may put
them in their proper places in my herbarium for
examination & description.

I shall be delighted to see the Conostylis, & shall 
be equally glad to have the plant in our garden. I 
am still much in want of good specimens of the trees 
& larger shrubs of N. [North] America. Nelumbium luteum 
too I am greatly in want of, & some more Schizaea 
pusilla to figure.

I scarcely know what to do for you in the way of 
mineralogy. My friends Dr. Brown & Dr Thom[?] [Thomas Thomson?]
are almost the only mineralogists we have & they 
have correspondence in America, & I think with 
you. I have a Yorkshire friend, Mr. Trevelyan 
to whom I will write on the subject & who 
eagerly accepted an offer of correspondence from an 
acquaintance of mine at Mendoza, S. [South] America & 
just sent him a collection. You had better say 
what kind of minerals you wish & let him first 
send you a packet. I recommended Jameson to 
another friend in the W. [West] Indies, but he has too
much to do to be a useful correspondent.

I address the little packet to you at New 
York & this will advise you its arrival.

I am, my dear Sir, 
most truly and faithfully yours 
W. J. Hooker.
        