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Dear Henry

I enclose you the first fruits of the Siege of Herat ¹, doubly precious as it may be years before we get access to that place again. I send them to Newcastle ² as perhaps you may find somebody to give one or two to – they grow in the Assa fœtida & gum ammoniac country

Scorpineus vermiculata is come up from Madeira seeds – I hear no botany is to be talked at Newcastle. I suppose you go to Spofforth ³.

Y^rs
W F S

I add a quantum for Sir C. Lemon ⁴ whom I suppose you will see