Referring to Thiselton-Dyer's note of 2 Sep, and his own letter of 29 Oct, Aldrich has pleasure in enclosing parcel receipts for two cases containing bulbs and seeds shipped to Kew, carriage paid, per the P&O mail steamer 'Thibet' leaving Yokohama tomorrow. He trusts the parcels will arrive in good order and condition and will, in due season, flourish. He regrets that he has been unable to procure any M.[Magnolia?] stellata, which appear not to bear any seeds in Japan. Quercus are also not good this year and difficult to obtain. Page two comprises a list of the contents of the cases. The larger case contains two plants of double flowering lotus. The small case contains 16 packets of seeds of: Acer polymorphum, Magnolia hypoleuca, Quercus cuspidata, Nelumbium nuciferum, Quercus buergerii and sundry Maples. Page contains notes in another hand listing the names: Acer japonicum, A. distylum, A. palmatum, A. pictum, A. carpinifolium, A. diabolicum, Quercus acuta and Q. Dentata. Annotated. Page 1 of 2.