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2 President of the Royal Scientific Society has charge of the Kew botanical gardens a great tr illegible but perfectly free
from all chilling airs of e illegible ty . He told me a great deal about the Himmalayas the deadar forest there the gorgeous
shad illegible that cover their flanks with lavish bloom for miles miles about the Cedars of Lebanon that he visited the distribution
of the species in different parts of Syria -, its relation to the deadar so widely extended over the mountains of India .
besides this scientific talk he told many a story kept the camps in fine lively humor. On taking his leave he gave me a hearty
invitation to London promised to show me through the famous government gardens at Kew all round etc etc - - When I shall be
able to avail myself of this similar advantages I don t know I have met a good many of Natures nobleman one way another out
here hope to see some of them at there living? but my own researches seem to hold me fast to this compar illegible ity solitary
life. Next you speak of my storm night on Shasta Terrible as it would appear from the account printer the half was not told
but I will not likely be caught in the same experience again Though as I have said, I