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Broadstone, Wimborne.

Oct^r 24th. 1907

Dear Mr. Slater

I think you said in one of your letters that you had ^{now found} separate copies of some of Spruce's articles. I find that his "Reports" on getting the Seeds & Plants of Cinchona — with a Map,— has much interesting matter, & is not to be had at Eyre & Spottiswoodes — also his Report Notes on the Valleys of Piura & Chira in N. Peru.

These are now only to be had in large "Blue Books" & must be quite unknown to most [2] readers. They are both bound up in the volume of "Opuscula. R.S." which I have. Any separate copies will save copying & be better for the arranging for the Printer. If you have not got them, you may know some one to whom Spruce gave copies of all his papers, & who would part with them for publication.

Yours very truly | Alfred R. Wallace [signature] [3]¹

Written Oct 20 1907.

Offering to send Blue books

Introduction of. Chinchona [sic] plants to India. proceedings published from March 1852 to Mar 1863 in which <are> reports by Spruce & also by R. Cross & 4 maps in strong bound book of 670 pages

Return of East India Chinchona cultivation printed March 21 — 1876 190 pages in Paper covers in which is report by R. Cross on his mission to collect plants & seeds in the Pitayo Chinchona forests New Granada printed Mar <10.> 1871