TALBOT161

Dear Henry

When do you come to town? I have received from Persia some cones 1 of Pinus orientalis which I suspect from being said to grow like a cedar & the character of the cones to be like the Canadian Hemlock Spruce their resin is very aromatic

Hooker 2 is ill I hear

Yr aff
W F S

Tell me in calculating chances scientifically is the basis of calculation perfectly arbitrary – & does the mode of calculation differ with the basis you may take?

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