Collins is posting a parcel of specimens numbering 19 to 54. She is especially interested in number 29 as it was the last plant her husband brought to her before his illness and death on 31 Oct. If it turns out to be new she would like it named after him in some way [David John Collins]. Collins has noted the suggestion regarding the forwarding of the specimens but prefers to send them as soon as possible to avoid damage from damp and insects. She asks if Prain would like her to send specimens of garden weeds and shrubs growing by the roadsides. She was very pleased to learn that there were two new specimens in the first batch and asks if the flowers of orchids and ferns would be sufficient. The latest addition to her collection is Cypripedium callosum and another, which she has been unable to name as yet. Collins adds that she would like to receive a few seeds of Verbena in mixed colours as well as Heliotropes, Phlox drummondii, Asters and fern seeds if possible. Annotated. Page 1 of 2.