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party, and waiting a long time he
failed us. The person who has now
prepared them for us has done very
well, but in some of these slides
is not so successfull as we
desire: we hope however that the
new lot, which will probably
contain some, (or perhaps all), preparations
of another maker, will be
much better. At any rate, we
hope to improve, and would be
very much pleased to receive any
suggestion, wither as to suitable
subjects or methods of preparation;
for the [sic.] tissues we settled
upon as being desirable to show,
were selected by the writer without
consultation with any experienced
botanist.

Yours Very Truly
Jas. W. Queen & Co.
Dr. E. Pennock