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which Coulter has [?]
the [?] [?] of; would not [pay?] [of?]
[?]. One could barely get a
publisher for it – the Comp.
of Atlantic Botany would in a
certain degree. W. [?]
will fall in to my suggestion
we will take it up, with Mr.
Watson's [keep?], & use the
[keep?] we can get.

We want much to work
all together on it.

Cordially Yours

Asa Gray

P. S. I paid Chapman — wants
only to get out a supplement —
keeping the [?] [stereotype?]
plants, for the book [of?] and
new [ind?]. So I shall not
be treading on his ground.