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'' | <p> we have not got here; and I think this loss is <lb/> compensated by others we have much more<lb/> beautiful. I have made a considerable Collection <lb/> of Seeds Native to the Crimea but can find no<lb/> means of sending them home. I shall try to<lb/> get Mr Fitz-Herbert the British Envoy to take <lb/> some in Charge for you he is expected here<lb/> next month with the Empress. I sent M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> Lee some Seeds which M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Bentham and I <lb/> picked up in our voyage <sic>thro'</sic> the Greek<lb/> Islands and at <gap/>, in the month of <lb/>August - I sent for Miss Lee to the care of M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> Bathold at his Excellency Sir <sic>Rob<hi rend="superscript">t</hi> | ||
</sic> Ainslie's<lb/>British Ambassador Constantinople, a Box<lb/> containing Specimens of most of the Insects<lb/> here, but I have not yet heard a word <lb/> upon the Subject from either Mr Lee or his <lb/> Daughter.</p> <p> In my former Letter I mentioned to you the <lb/> beautiful the beautiful Surface & fine soil<lb/> of this Country and also gave you some account<lb/> of the Plants such as I have seen here, but <lb/> I have not yet made the Tour of the Crimea<lb/> as to Fossils, we have very little Variety the <lb/> rocks are in general a porous Limestone full<lb/> of Shells some of the Oyster kind of an enormous</p> | |||
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we have not got here; and I think this loss is
compensated by others we have much more
beautiful. I have made a considerable Collection
of Seeds Native to the Crimea but can find no
means of sending them home. I shall try to
get Mr Fitz-Herbert the British Envoy to take
some in Charge for you he is expected here
next month with the Empress. I sent Mr
Lee some Seeds which Mr Bentham and I
picked up in our voyage thro' the Greek
Islands and at , in the month of
August - I sent for Miss Lee to the care of Mr
Bathold at his Excellency Sir Robt
Ainslie's
British Ambassador Constantinople, a Box
containing Specimens of most of the Insects
here, but I have not yet heard a word
upon the Subject from either Mr Lee or his
Daughter.
In my former Letter I mentioned to you the
beautiful the beautiful Surface & fine soil
of this Country and also gave you some account
of the Plants such as I have seen here, but
I have not yet made the Tour of the Crimea
as to Fossils, we have very little Variety the
rocks are in general a porous Limestone full
of Shells some of the Oyster kind of an enormous
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