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thus pretty effectually already,
and if you chose to send us
any future "uniques" why of
course. I shall be well pleased,
without however being offended
at all if you send them to
any one else.

By all means send
Prof. Agassiz the turtles and
[illegible] - all you can get
for him.

I do not think that
Haldeman does anything
now in the orders of insect
you mention - nor any one
else that I know of.. I dont
see but that you will have to
go into them yourself as a spe-
ciality.

I would be glad to have
the enlarged article on the
Prairie Franklins Marmot
you speak of; it will probably
be in time by next summer.
I got the paper you sent me;
our number of that date never
reached us. By the way
the spermophile you sent
is still alive and in good
health - is a very attractive
animal. Could you not