
          My only hope now is that being
detained here until the winter, by my
obliging friend, the parcel may now be
inclosed by ice in some of the canals, where
I hope it may be kept from spoiling until
the thaws of spring enable it to float
on to New York.

A smaller parcel of Mexican
plants, collected by the same enthusiastic
amateur, was placed in the hands of the
same M. & G. early last spring, for Dr. Gray;
but I have never heard of his having
recd. them, and it is not improbable that
they are still in some cellar or warehouse
in Louisville! I shall be truly sorry
if these parcels fail to reach their destination,
for they can hardly fail to 
contain many things of novelty and interest;
and the labours and perils of their
collector in obtaining them certainly well
merit commemoration in your work.

Many of them are interesting from
their localities alone, as they were collected
        