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and foreign countries. you are aware how
imperfectly this matter bust be treated always
in the Manual. We ought to know,
for various reasons which you can appreciate
the distribution of all our
plants.

3 [?] of flowering and fruiting in different
latitudes and variations of color
and size in different places. This is
the most difficult to obtain of the objects
which I propose, but perhaps we can
do something at it. We should certainly
make a beginning. You can appreciate
how important to various sciences would
be an accurate work built upon propositions
2 & 3.

4. Notes on economic uses.

5. Historical notes of interest, especially any
concerning the dates of introduction of
introduced plants.

6. Any striking peculiarities of structure,
especially such as are likely caused by
latitude or climate, or monstrosities, which