
          Aiken S.C.  June 16/69

My dear Sir

I received your lettter of the 
9th inst. [instant], a few days ago, & thank you 
sincerely for your kind offer.

I have been engaged since in taking 
out & labelling the specimens, & adding 
such notes as may be necessary.

I have put up specimens of all the Texan 
plants except such as are more common 
& which I supposed you would 
not care to have, & have also added 
some South Carolina plants which I 
think will be interesting to you.

Whenever you have made an examination 
of the set, I will be glad to 
have your opinion.

Although I have turned aside for 
several years in the walks of 
Cryptogamic Botany, I have not 
lost my interest in the Phaenogams [Phanerogams]. 

        