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Livingstone thanks Hooker for taking the trouble of examining and identifying the fragments sent to him. He says that Hooker’s willingness to undertake such tasks on his behalf, makes him determined to collect some African specimens which would be ‘more worthy of your [Hooker's] time’(folios 126-126a). He continues by describing a seed to Hooker which he believes is widely grown in Africa; he thinks that Hooker knows it as Holcus sorghum, otherwise known as 'caffre corn', and asks for confirmation. Livingstone then describes two types of manioc, and again asks Hooker for help in naming these two species (folio 127); he also asks for the names of melons which are ‘such an important article of support in the Kalahari desert’ (folio 127a). Livingstone continues in his requests for the identification of African plants: ‘the name of a palm which when the leaves are broken off gives the idea of being triangular (there is a pencil drawing on the side of the page)’ (folio 127a). He further says that Hooker need not devote too much time to this: ‘ please attend or not as it is convenient’(folio 127). Pages 1 and 4 of 8.

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Livingstone thanks Hooker for taking the trouble of examining and identifying the fragments sent to him. He says that Hooker’s willingness to undertake such tasks on his behalf, makes him determined to collect some African specimens which would be ‘more worthy of your [Hooker's] time’(folios 126-126a). He continues by describing a seed to Hooker which he believes is widely grown in Africa; he thinks that Hooker knows it as Holcus sorghum, otherwise known as 'caffre corn', and asks for confirmation. Livingstone then describes two types of manioc, and again asks Hooker for help in naming these two species (folio 127); he also asks for the names of melons which are ‘such an important article of support in the Kalahari desert’ (folio 127a). Livingstone continues in his requests for the identification of African plants: ‘the name of a palm which when the leaves are broken off gives the idea of being triangular (there is a pencil drawing on the side of the page)’ (folio 127a). He further says that Hooker need not devote too much time to this: ‘ please attend or not as it is convenient’(folio 127). Pages 1 and 4 of 8.

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Livingstone thanks Hooker for taking the trouble of examining and identifying the fragments sent to him. He says that Hooker’s willingness to undertake such tasks on his behalf, makes him determined to collect some African specimens which would be ‘more worthy of your [Hooker's] time’(folios 126-126a). He continues by describing a seed to Hooker which he believes is widely grown in Africa; he thinks that Hooker knows it as Holcus sorghum, otherwise known as 'caffre corn', and asks for confirmation. Livingstone then describes two types of manioc, and again asks Hooker for help in naming these two species (folio 127); he also asks for the names of melons which are ‘such an important article of support in the Kalahari desert’ (folio 127a). Livingstone continues in his requests for the identification of African plants: ‘the name of a palm which when the leaves are broken off gives the idea of being triangular (there is a pencil drawing on the side of the page)’ (folio 127a). He further says that Hooker need not devote too much time to this: ‘ please attend or not as it is convenient’(folio 127). Pages 1 and 4 of 8.

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Livingstone thanks Hooker for taking the trouble of examining and identifying the fragments sent to him. He says that Hooker’s willingness to undertake such tasks on his behalf, makes him determined to collect some African specimens which would be ‘more worthy of your [Hooker's] time’(folios 126-126a). He continues by describing a seed to Hooker which he believes is widely grown in Africa; he thinks that Hooker knows it as Holcus sorghum, otherwise known as 'caffre corn', and asks for confirmation. Livingstone then describes two types of manioc, and again asks Hooker for help in naming these two species (folio 127); he also asks for the names of melons which are ‘such an important article of support in the Kalahari desert’ (folio 127a). Livingstone continues in his requests for the identification of African plants: ‘the name of a palm which when the leaves are broken off gives the idea of being triangular (there is a pencil drawing on the side of the page)’ (folio 127a). He further says that Hooker need not devote too much time to this: ‘ please attend or not as it is convenient’(folio 127). Pages 1 and 4 of 8.