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“ First found in 1805 *; not found again till detected by me in 
company with Dr, Torrey, in June, 1818. CoorEr.” 
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New York, July 9th, 1818. 
Dear Sir: 
We arrived at S. Amboy one week after we left Philadelphia, 
and, although our journey was rather an arduous one, we think our- 
selves well rewarded for all the privations we endured. The prin- 
cipal difficulty we experienced was in keeping the right road. 
Hundreds of these little roads cross each other in every direction 
like a labyrinth, so that it is next to a miracle if you hit the right 
one. We remained two days at Thompson’s Tavern, where we were 
very [well] entertained. About this time we found a [consider] able. 
number of plants which were new to us, indeed there were few plants 
but what we found here. The Drosera filiformis and foliosa? EI. 
were abundant, as well as two species of Utricularia, one of which 
does not appear to be described. What pleased us more than any 
plant we found was the Schizea. Cooper found the first specimen. 
It is a singular little plant and I first doubted whether Pursh had 
referred it to the right genus, but subsequent examination has con- 
vinced me that he*is right. The whole of the plant which we saw 
was confined to a very small space. There is a small patch of it 
about forty-five yards from the W. end of the bridge, on the left side 
as you approach it from Philadelphia, and about twelve feet from 
the road. I have been particular to mention its locality as this is 
the only spot where we found [it.] _We found abundance of the Leio- 
phyllum and Hudsonia, some of them in flower. The latter plant I 
am inclined to think is a different species from the one which grows 
on the sea coast. At first sight you are struck with the long pe- 
duncled flowers of the one, and the almost sessile flowers of the other. 
We found two species of Eriocanlon ; one common, tall and with 
large hemispherical head and tuft of short leaves at the base; the 
other smaller, with long leaves. They are both ten-striate. 
After we had left Quaker Bridge we fared pretty hard. Some 
places called Zaverns that we put up at were not fit for an Arab. 
At a place called the Ten-mile Hollow or Hell-hollow we expect- 
ed to sleep in the woods, for it was with difficulty that we per- 
suaded them to take usin, This was the most miserable place we 
ever saw; they were too poor to usecandles. No butter, sugar, ete, 
A little sour stuff, which I believe they called rye bread, but which 
was half sawdust, and a little warm water and molasses, were all 
we had for breakfast. For supper I could not see what we had, for 
we ate in the dark. From this place until we reached Monmouth 
we found scarcely a single plant in flower. : 
We found near Philadelphia a species of Plantago which may be 
new. It is not described in Persoon but it may be the P. linearifolia 
of Muhl. Cat. 2d ed. I shall send you specimens of it together with 
* A letter of Dr. Muhlenberg’s to Z. Collins, dated 1812, says ** discovered a 
Mr. Pursh and Dr. Eddy” from which Mr. Redfield concludes that the date, a 
early, but a comparison of Pursh’s preface inclines us to accept Cooper’s statement.—Eps, 
