280 A DECADE OF WORK AT HOME. _ [1841, 
passengers, a stranger to me, but an acquaintance of a 
friend of mine, had charge of a small aga for you, 
consisting chiefly of proof sheets. 
October 15, 1841. 
I will send by the next London packet (Que- 
bee) and write more at leisure. I have to-day sent 
on board that ship a box for Pamphlin, containing a 
parcel of plants for you (all of any consequence of 
my small Carolina collection with some others). Few 
as they are, I trust it will give me a pleasure I seldom 
can enjoy — that of adding something to your her- 
barium. Mr. Brydges likes also for you the proofs of 
a gossiping article on the botany of the southern 
Alleghanies, ete., which I have taken the liberty to 
address to you, and hope it will meet your approval. 
I shall send you clean copies, as soon as they are 
printed. The article will not appear here until the Ist 
of January. I send you also some ripe seeds of 
Diphylleia for your garden. I have live roots in 
the care of a culiteabos: If they live shall send you 
one in the spring. 
I must not Sonpet to mention that my package also 
comprises a set of Ohio Mosses from my friend Sulli- 
vant, of whom I have often spoken, and of whom as a 
botanist we have high hopes, as he has an independence 
(for this country), talent, and much zeal. If not too 
much trouble, I join with him in requesting you to 
name them according to the numbers, by which you 
will do him great service, as he designs to study and 
collect American Musci especially. 
