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following plants have succeeded viz:
Hyppophae canadensisi, Mespilus bifloraii, Valisneria spiralisiii; Gardenia asplenifoliaiv, Aralia hispida, Vaccinium Lake superiorv, Gentiana ciliarisvi, Euphorbia corollata, Prunus arenosavii, Cypripedium  junceumviii, Monotropa uniflora, Triandria an aquatic, Syngenesiaix an aquatic, , Menyanthes N.S.[?]x, Juglans Pecanxi, an Illinois Nut, of which I have a thriving plant.
My love and respects to all Friends
 believe me, Dear Sir, sincerely yours
Signed Fran[ci]s xii Massonxiii
Copy of a Letter from Dr. Roxburghxiv
Dear Sir,
Your kind offer of a Box of Succulents, I will have an opportunity  of sending to India sometime next Month. make it of what size you Please, only not very large, not only on account of the trouble attending a large package but also for fear the Shoots or plants should break and become putrid. I imagine it may be proper (however you know best) to have them (each shoot or Branch) wrapped up in blotingxv Paper, and then packed with some Moss between them: If you think air necessary for their Preservation leave little openings or bore Holes in the Box -- Should I have

i Hypophae canadensis . Hypophae genus but not canadenis species found on ipni.org
ii Mespilus genus found but not the species biflora. Biflora meaning two flowers. Probably meaning two on one flower stalk.
iii Vallisneria spiralis on ipni.org
iv No reference found to this species of Gardenia. Asplenifolia means of bright leaves in latin.
v Vaccinium recognised genus but not Lake superior species. possible just referring to where it was found.
vi Gentiana ciliatis on ipni.org
vii No reference found to this species of Prunus
viii No reference found to this species of Cypripedium. Junceum means made of rushes in Latin, maybe this indicates the shape of the leaves
ix Not a genus but Syngenesia is an obsolete Linn�an class of plants.Those having the stamens in each flower fused by their anthers.(wiki)
x  N.S. Nova Scotia ? The S is similar to the S of Syngenesia above.  
xi Juglans is walnut. Carya genus is pecan. They are both in the sub family  Juglandoideae
xii There is a ditto mark under the s to signify an abbreviation.
xiii Masson,Francis, Mr,1741-1805,viaf = 40160036 Scottish botanist and Kews first plant hunter.
xiv Roxburgh, William, 1751-1815, botanist,viaf= 40160036
xv Blotting