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Dr Torrey informs Gray that a box will soon be dispatched for Glasgow and he takes the opportunity to send a suite of specimens of North American Gramineae and Cyperaceae, which Hooker desired for Mr Webb. He is also sending a copy of a little elementary botanical work published last spring, which was badly wanted in that country. Torrey has received a letter from Arnott stating that Hooker has started reprinting Gray's monograph of Rhynchospora in COMPANION TO THE BOTANICAL MAGAZINE. He wishes it could have been delayed until Hooker had received Torrey's monograph of the Cyperaceae of North America, in which Gray made some important alteration to his Rynchosporae. He hopes Hooker will receive a copy of the paper with this letter. Gray explains some of these alterations and is sending a sheet of typographical corrections for the monograph. The specimens he is sending for Mr Webb comprise the last perfect set. There is a possibility that Gray will soon visit the islands of the South Pacific as a botanist under the orders of their government. He is anxious to do this work, but fears that the expedition may be marred by improper appointments so as to render it inadvisable for him to be connected with it. The expedition is expected to sail early in the spring and spend three years in the South Pacific Ocean. Page 1 of 4.