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B. D. Gilbert

Utica, Oct. 1st 1866

Dr. Lapham,
Dear Sir,

I fear you
will consider me very remiss in
my duties as a Correspondent; but
really your little bundle was so
acceptable & contained such excellent
things that I was unwilling to write
you until I could also send a few
things at least in return. I send
accordingly some specimens of plants which
are rare with us, & which I hope may
be enough so with you to make them
desirable. Probably you already have
Scolopendrium from Chittenango, but
the new locality of the one sent may
lend it some little interest. The package
is by no means so large as I wish
it might be; but not Knowing what