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I hear that you are writing for the
Prairie Farmer in the Natural History
department. I heard my Father speaking
so highly of your articles this morning,
that I thought he at least seemed
quite proud of his pupil". If convenient
please send me a number of the
Farmer occasionaly.
I [illegible] ^[illegible] thought our flowers seeds, and so if
I cannot find some Autumn seeds for
you, we have so many seedling plants
every spring, that we do not have the
[illegible] them. I suppose you know that
Mr Eliott is opening a large seed
store in the city. He is well [illegible]
for that business, & I hope will make
it profitable. Charley still talks of the
nursery business, & if well enough will
make a commencement this Spring.
We have had a good deal of fine
sleighing this winter, & it has then [illegible]
impossible in the city; I have lost [illegible]