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[The handwriting in this letter is very difficult to decipher but the description is as follows] Berkeley writes regarding Glaziou's specimens, he says that all those previously sent to RBG Kew have been published. He mentions some specimens in bottles, of which the ones dried rather than in spirits are useless. He writes that he is too ill to attempt an examination as he is suffering from terrible Eczema. His illness has prevented him from going to Coed Coch as planned where there is to be a gathering of mycologists after the Hereford meeting. Berkeley comments that 'Sir Joseph's building a house looks as if he contemplates retiring'. He says that he has a 'great mass of additional species' for the Kew Herbarium. Berkeley fears he will never be 'quite well' again. Page 1 of 2.

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[The handwriting in this letter is very difficult to decipher but the description is as follows] Berkeley writes regarding Glaziou's specimens, he says that all those previously sent to RBG Kew have been published. He mentions some specimens in bottles, of which the ones dried rather than in spirits are useless. He writes that he is too ill to attempt an examination as he is suffering from terrible Eczema. His illness has prevented him from going to Coed Coch as planned where there is to be a gathering of mycologists after the Hereford meeting. Berkeley comments that 'Sir Joseph's building a house looks as if he contemplates retiring'. He says that he has a 'great mass of additional species' for the Kew Herbarium. Berkeley fears he will never be 'quite well' again. Page 1 of 2.