Glasgow.
Dec. 20. 1835

Many thanks, my dear Sir, for the sight of Martius ^<1> prospectus. I am very anxious to be a Subscriber for a full & complete set. If you have any communication with Martius himself, I should like my name should be sent to him. If not then I will enclose a note to Mr Hunneman ^<2> to ask him to order me a set: – & you will perhaps add a line to it, to inform Hunneman to whom he had better give the Order.

You certainly did well among the Ionian islands in the short time you were there. I am much pleased with Veronica Syriaca. It is quite new to my Herbarium. I am glad to find that Webb & Bertholet are about to publish a Nat. History of the Canary islands ^<3>. It will I doubt not be highly interesting.

Very faithfully Yours,
W. J. Hooker

Of course if you can Order for me & tell me whom I shall pay & when I shall pay for Martius Plants you need not send M^r Hunneman’s letter, but put it into the fire.W. J. H.

H. F. Talbot Esq^re
Lacock Abbey.

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Notes:

1. Dr Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794–1868), German botanist.

2. James Hunneman, London nurseryman.

3. Philip Barker Webb (1793–1854) and Sabin Berthelot, Histoire Naturelle des îles Canaries (Paris: Béthune, 1836–1850). [See Doc. No: 00418].