
          for my requirements are, more by a collection or
an herbarium of the plants of the state. This matter,
however, you have perhaps understood by reading
my preface. It is for the next Legislature to
decide whether, they will know the one or the
other.

My paper is called "Log paper" in
New Englands and I should think a plenty of
it might be found in New York. There is a
plenty in Boston at any rate, and of different qualities
vering [varying] very little in size, say 14¼ by 201/½ inches to
13 x 19, and perhaps even larger or smaller. This
also fluctuating in price, sometimes as high as
$8.00 per ream and at other times 6, 6.50 & 7.00, but
can be had pretty generally at 700 [7.00] by the single ream
and less for a number. All of our factories
make it and I shall loose no time in seeing
what I can do for you.

Mr. Crosby told me a few weeks since that,
he would make me good paper at 45 lbs to the ream
fro 12½ cts per pound, which is just 5.00. I will,
however, see him again and let you know
all about it. It may be necessary for me
to have some made not quite so smooth 
as that I now use so that my plants will
stick better. By the way, do you know
of anything better than glue? I use now 
a mixture of nice bonnet glue and gum Arabic
which is powerful enough but somewhat brittle.
        