My Dear Father,

I am horribly disgusted at such a blunder. I know how it is now, and can soon put it right. I marked them them with strings 1, 2, 3, at first I meant to mark them 1 for L. p. 2. mP. 3. S. p.; I have a sort of feeling now, that you mentioned the contrary way, and that I took to it; but in making them up for you I forgot that I had changed.

So that in what I sent you, the M.P. are right; I have looked at the M.P again and what I call L.p. are S.p., and the S.p’s are L.ps.¹

I have just carefully looked at my branches, I have not the slightest doubt that such is the case, as in what I supposed S.p. I found one or two pods with a great long pistil standing out as plain as possible.

I will pick you out some pods of each this evening and send them.

But if you feel certain, there are some of each sort mixed together. I am utterly gumflustergated, as I took most particular care and if it is so, two branches must have grown together— I can easily go and get some more, if you feel any doubts about what I am going to send you.

Do you want the seed measured by lines of about 50 pods or how many?²

Your affect Son WED