WCP5613

[1]

9. St. Mark's Crescent

Regent's Park. N.W.

April 30, 1865.

My dear Hanbury /

I fear you w[oul]^d accuse me of forwardness in naming a day for my visit to Clapham before I was asked; but you see I want to go into Sussex, as soon as ever I feel strong enough, to try to get my mosses &c. made up into sets. My engagement with Mitten¹ was that he should have the pick of everything for his own herbarium, & 10 percent in the sale of the sets. He has accordingly had the collection in his hands for above two years — has taken the best specimens for himself — but has not yet made up a single set, or attained a single subscriber; & I see that unless I can look after them myself, the sets will never be made up. Hence my wish to visit you as early as possible. However if (after you have room to receive me) I cannot remain ^{with you} a whole week, I may 2 or 3 days. In about a fortnight I propose going to Hurstpierpoint.

[2] Wallace is at Tunbridge Wells today so that I am quite alone. I rather expect[?] Reichenbach² may call — from what Welwitsch³ said to me the other day — but he does not appear yet.

The cool weather has done me a deal of good, & I feel comparatively quite brisk: I fear it has not been so beneficial to the blossoms.

I remain, as ever, | Faithfully yours | Rich. Spruce [signature]

D[aniel]. Hanbury Esq.