To William Whewell   6 February 1845

My dear Whewell,

I wrote to the V.C. last week suggesting a line of proceeding for the Bot. Garden. But I cannot help thinking that the plan I before proposed will be the most efficacious, & perhaps in the end not more expensive. I mean, the appointment of a New & efficient Curator–pensioning off old Biggs– The progress of the arrangement will require much constant superintendence that I sadly fear without this step we shall never complete it so efficiently as we ought– I should like to talk over with you my general notions of the fresh arrangement, as you have a faculty of arrangement– I could then submit the general plan to Hooker & to Lindley– & if we had an efficient Curator, it might be speedily executed– I have had a letter from M ^r Lappage, but I think we can do without him–

Kind regards to M ^rs W. | Ever y ^rs truly | J S Henslow