
          in a fair way for a voyage to America. I
shall not be at all sorry to have my
good friend Torrey's handwriting attached 
to the representative species, when he can
find time to do so. Their value will be
very much increased thereby in my estimation.
You never told me if Nuttall 
was really in London. [C.A.] Agardh, whom
you did mention, I have seen nothing of.
I have led a hurried life since you were here
with my lectures in addition to my other
occupations & my excursions & with visitors.
My family is almost entirely at
Helensburgh, where they have been indeed 
from the time you went away. I join
them for the Friday & Saturday, when
we often speak of you & the agreeable but
too short visit we had from you. You
are & will long be remembered by one & all
of us, old & young. You will be glad to
hear that all enjoy most excellent health.
Little Mary has quite lost her cough, & every
one is the better for the air & exercise.
The boys have classes to attend to & they are
mostly with me, but in 3 weeks from this
time we shall all be [fined?] for the summer
at Helensburgh. I say summer, for though
we are now in July, till to-day we have, as 
yet, had no summer weather. Upon Ben Lomond
ten days ago we were half frozen, & drenched
        