682 TRAVEL IN EUROPE AND AMERICA. [1878, 
“Garden and Forest,” December 19, 1888, and 
tells how in 1886 he followed Michaux’s steps up the 
Keowee River, in the mountains of South Carolina, 
farther south than the search had been before, and 
was rewarded by finding the plant in abundance. 
Professor W. W. Bailey, of Providence, then sent a 
note to “Garden and Forest,” to say that to Mr. J. 
W. Congdon, then of Providence, belongs the credit of 
having sent the first news of the discovery of the plant 
to Dr. Gray, and tells of Dr. Gray’s answer: “ If 
you think you have Shortia send it on.” It was sent. 
Then came from Dr. Gray the characteristic — 
“It isso. Now let me sing my nune dimittis 
TO W. M. CANBY. 
Camprince, October 21, 1878. 
Dear Canspy,— Thanks; glad you can come. You 
will be notified, if the case comes on. 
If you will come here I can show what will delight 
your eyes, and cure you effectually of that skeptical 
spirit you used to have about Shortia galacifolia. It is 
before me, with corolla and all, from North Carolina! 
Think of that ! oo. bi: faith ceihoa at last! 
You A. Gray. 
P.S.— No ‘ther hem has the news. 
October 28, 1878. 
. L wrote to Hyams how much immortality he 
lost, or rather postponed, for his son, by not sending 
me that specimen eighteen months ago, so that it 
would go into “ Flora,” but that I should make his 
name famous in “ Silliman’s Journal,” pro tem. 
I took the latter end of his letter to be a cancel of 
