Wigglesworth thanks Prain for his letter dated 24 Oct. He is sending Prain the sample he requested, so that he can send it to the Board of Scientific Advice in Calcutta [Kolkata] as suggested. Wigglesworth is also sending other samples for the [RBGK] museum as Hillier mentioned that many he had were very old. Wigglesworth is shortly expecting from Italy another sample of the Crotallaria [Crotalaria], which was left growing almost a month longer than the product he is sending today, with the result that it was considerably longer. If the weight of the crop could be made to exceed Cannabis sativa, it would be an important addition to the crops that can be cultivated in the hemp districts of Italy. However, owing to the fibre being coarser and, therefore, intrinsically lower value, it would only pay to introduce it if it could be cultivated cheaper, or a larger quantity produced per acre. When Prain has time, Wigglesworth would like to have an evening with him in a few weeks. His wife is presently ill with mumps. Annotated regarding the receipt of various samples of Indian and Italian Crotalaria and Cannabis sativa. Pages 1 and 2 of 3.