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Broadstone, Wimborne

April 30th. 1906

The Director of the Royal Bot[anical] Gardens, Kew ²

Dear Sir

I send you now some more seed of the Blue Puya, from a locality 50 miles South of that sent before, & probably near its southern limit. Plants from this ^{lot of seed} may therefore prove hardier. This station seems to be about 3 degrees south of where Miss North³ saw the plant & collected seed.

Mr Edwyn ^C. Reed⁴ (the sender) is forming a museum for the [2] Chilian Government at Conception, Chile, and he writes me that he would be glad of some instructions as to the best way of preparing and exhibiting specimens of the various woods of the country. If you have any printed instructions referring to these or any other museum specimens, he would be much obliged if you would send him a copy. He would also be glad of some seeds of Strelitzia if you have any; and he says that he will be pleased⁵ [3] to obtain for you any seeds of specimens you may desire from his district.

The former Puya seeds have come up freely, and I have no doubt these will also germinate well.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature]

Mr. Reed's address is —

Museo de Conception

Concepcion

Chile.