
          from the eastern districts of southern 
Africa, & he is now gone into the northern interior. 
[Hugh] Cuming's treasures are daily expected 
from the Philippine islands, & Griffiths [William Griffith] has 
sent [famous?] things from the north west of 
India. The N. [north] of Africa will soon be as 
well known as the south of Europe, [?]
its vegetable productions. I have 1400 species 
from Algeria, collected by Boné.

Bentham has described all Hartweg's plants 
& I think I must send you a copy, wh [which] I shall 
be glad if you will return if Bentham has 
sent you one. They border upon your 
botany, & I know that Hartweg has 
found a most curious barberry wh. [which] Drummond
found also in Texas, but both being 
[barren?] I am afraid Bentham has not noticed 
it. In publishing Schomburgk's plants 
in my Journal of Botany too, you will 
find that he notices at least the 
genera of some of Drummond's Texas 
Leguminosae.

Monday, March 30th.

I had written thus much [?] some days 
ago, when I learned that the Revd. Mr. Skinner 
a talented burgher minister of this 
island, in whose charge this & my parcels 
are to go, does not sail till this week. This 
gives me the opportunity of telling you 
more of my family, & news of them I know 
will interest you. Poor William's widow feels
        