From R. T. Lowe   15 November 1831

My dear Henslow,

To: Prof ^.r Henslow

Cam [rubbed out] I long for the Plates of my Helices.

Two letters of y. ^rs are before me. The 1 ^st came with the copies of my Primiteae. It is vain now to repeat my regret & vexation at the unfortunate delay in the Plates of shells. In every way I felt annoyed in the extreme, & the loss of the 1 ^st box of shells (for I hear nothing of them) is very provoking. But my chief mortification is the plague it may have occasioned you. However, I was much gratified with the ill.del. look of my paper in regard to the style in w. ^ch it has been got up – & you have my warm thanks for all the plague & trouble you have had about it. You omit to say how much the binding & so forth has run me in y. ^r debt in matters of cash. – Has not Treuttel had a copy of de Candolle? I had a letter from him (D.C.) the other day in w. ^ch he says he had not then (June) rec. ^d it, – but that he hardly c. ^d on second thoughts. I am just sending him our Compositae for his 7(?). ^th Vol. of the Prodr.– I thank you, for y. ^r letter by Smith & for his acquaintance; for he seems a very nice fellow, & botanically disposed. I am doing all I can to urge him on [letter cut] present any genus of above 20 species gives him a panick

The box contains for the Soc. ^y a large jar of Fish (No. IV) to each of w. ^ch is attached a N. ^o corresp. ^g with those of my MSS more securely I hope than before. – A green bottle marked (A.) contain. ^g spec. ^ns of my Sideroxylon mirmulans in fl. ^r & with the only ripe fr. ^t ever got; Habenaria caudata Br.; Orchis secundiflora Lois (no Orchis….. but as Berkeley says, a Himantoglossum), very rare indeed. – The fruit full grown but unripe of my Tamus morsa; that of an Arum, possibly A. italicum, the only one we have indig. ^s here, & lastly the fruit of a Solanum (S. sanctum?) from St. Iago of the Cape de Verdis) w. ^ch I rec. ^d with a few plants thence this summer. Another green bottle marked (C.) contains spec. ^ns of Olea excelsa. The small brown jar (B.) is divided by lines into 3 divisions. The uppermost div. ⁿ contains a branch of ripe fruit of Dracaena Draco; – another with d. ^o of Olea microcarpa nob. N. ^o 572 ^x MS very rare in fruit; – Chaetophora marina? – Flowers & unripe fruit of my Smilax pendulina; Flowers of Pomadermis Africana nob (Ceanothus, Auct. ^m); – & Valonia utricularis Ag. wrapped in paper. The 2. ^nd layer consists of Codium adhoerens Ag.; unripe fruit of Amaryllis Belladonna; & ripe fruit (omnium rariss!) of Chameomeles coriacea, with 2 unripe berries of D. ^o all I ever c. ^d get. The lowest layer consists of the flowers of Salix canariensis in w. ^ch as very often occurs, notwithstanding Sir James Smith, the anthers change into germens & vice versa; – & a berry of Ruscus hypophyllum β. nob. There is [written sideways over text] in the box also a ripe capsule of Brugmansia arborea, & 2 pieces of the wood of a fine-leaved Casuarina not determined. In all there are 2 Jars, 2 bottles, 2 pieces of Casuarina wood & the capsule aforesaid. I have only time to add my kind regards to L. Jenyns. I am

y. ^rs most sincerely | R.T. Lowe.

I shall set to … regards to the Sec for the Trans. directly & an appendix to the Plants of a few more new species.– The Cycas is not forgotten but w. ^d not go into with the box.–

[On reverse]

C. Inn| 5th Dec.r

Dear John

As desired on the half of the Sheet you will not get – I forward this half to you – & have desired Ilbery to send you the package forthwith, & me the Bill–

Yours affect.ly | J. W. Henslow