From William Baxter   17 February 1829

Rev ^d Sir,

As you was so kind to honour me with your name as a subscriber to my Stirpes Cryptogamæ Oxoniensis, I do myself the pleasure of sending you, herewith, a copy of the second fascicules which I have lately finished. I hope it will arrive safe and meet your approbation. I have taken the liberty also to send the prospectus of a little Botanical work about to be published by subscription, by G. E. Smith Esq ^r of S ^t John's College in this University whom I know to be a very good Botanist, mineralogist and geologist.― M ^r. Smith informs me, in a note which I received from him a week or two ago, that "the work will contain descriptions of Ophrys arachnites, O. fucifera, aranifera, and muscifera, of Orobanche caryophylacea, Statice cordata and Medicago denticulata. accounts also of Ruppia, Trifolium &c, and the geographical outline of the Botany of the coast of Kent."

I Remain, | Rev ^d Sir, | Your obedient humb ^le. Servant | William Baxter