My dear Sir,

I have your valued letter of 10^th. and post card of yesterday with check from Mr E A, Darwin for £25 enclosed and for which I should like him to have my best thanks—please do not send any more money till the autumn.¹

I am sorry my report is so long but hope to finish tomorrow, I have to stop now to look up accounts &c to reply to your queries.²

I have just finished pricking out 2000 seedlings, they are the same as last years seedlings second cross— The crossing attempted last year was a failure, none of the plants operated on having produced fruit.

I remain my dear Sir | most respectfully and faithfully yours | James Torbitt