468 LETTERS TO DARWIN AND OTHERS. [1861, 



of July) to visit my mother and friends in Oneida 

 County, New York, where we rode and drove about 

 in the fine air, over a most beautiful country, and 

 enjoyed ourselves to the full, to her great advantage ; 

 also mine. Then we cut across the State to Pennsyl- 

 vania, visited the coal region of north Pennsylvania ; 

 traveled very leisurely ; passed through New York, 

 seeing the Torreys three hours, and so to Litchfield, 

 Connecticut, where Mrs. G. is left, and I am at home, 

 to set to work again, having done nothing in botany 

 except to teach since last April. 



Now I am going to set to work as soon as corre- 

 spondence is cleared off. 



I found here also a letter from Dr. Parry, 1 and have 

 named the specimens in both, sending the answer to 

 you for forwarding, also Dr. Parry's letter to me. 



He can't miss it if he keeps at work between Den- 

 ver and Salt Lake, climbing to truly alpine regions as 

 often as he can. 



Dr. Hooker sent me last spring a fine cast of a bust 

 of Robert Brown. To-day I have also from him a 

 splendid one of his father, Sir William. Tell Fendler 

 that Mr. Shaw should procure both if possible for the 

 Library of Hort. Bot., Missouri. 



What next ? A young gardener has found a local- 

 ity of Calluna vulgaris, covering almost an acre, within 

 twenty-five miles of Boston ; a case to add to Scolo- 

 pendrium, Marsilea, etc., but most of all, striking and 

 unexpected. It grows in low ground, and has every 

 appearance of being indigenous. 



1 Charles C. Parry, M. D., 1823-1890. Born in England, came to 

 America in 1832. Explored and collected on the Mexican boimdary, 

 in the Rocky Mountains and in California. Died in Davenport, Iowa, 

 where is his herbarium. 



