126 THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
Specimens of Cryptogamists of America generally. The cata- 
logue you sent me is rather deficient in these, but I presume you 
have a collection that contains more species. In my next I will 
-try to send you a Catalogue of all my American Cryptogamists; 
but in the mean time you will greatly oblige me by any you can 
spare. Does the Sea in your vicinity afford any variety of Fuci & 
Confervae? This division is naturally entirely out of my reach 
except by the kindness of friends; my European specimens are 
pretty numerous—& I have about 25 species of sweet water Algae 
here & hope to find more. Mr. Elliott has sent me lately a fine 
collection of South Carol. Fuci &c. Can Decandolle Species 
Plantar. [15] be procured in New York & what is their price? 
Any parcel you wish to send me reaches me safely when ad- 
dresed to Mr. John Jordan, Philad[elphia], or Jacob & A. Ritter, 
Philadelphia. The latter address I prefer because Mr. Ritter 
more frequently sends goods hither. I would thank you to favor 
me with your address more particularly. I shall certainly senda 
specimen of my Monotropsis (sit venia nomini barbaro, while 
Nuttall has not mended the matter by my own still more barbarous 
name) with my first remittance to you. Accept, dear Sir, my 
hearty thanks for the favor of your correspondence & let me 
indulge the hope that you will continue it & thus oblige 
Your most obedt Servt 
Lewis D v SCHWEINiTZ 
By the Rev. C. F. Denke lately established in our vicinity the 
botanical fraternity of North Carolina-has obtained a valuable 
recruit & now forms a quadro. Rev. Jacob Van Vleck, C. F. Denke 
& myself here, & Prof. Mitchell at Chapel Hill. I am afraid there 
is no other soul inthe state. When you do me the honor to write 
pray let the letters be directed to R[ev. Mr. Schweinitz,*] Salem 
Stokes County North Carollina], & put them into the mail at New 
[York*]. They reach me much sooner than by inclosure to 
Philadelphia. I would [ask*] you to inform me where my friend 
Mr. John Leconte is at present. 
Your Gratiola neglecta gave me much pleasure; I had observed 
it here this year & had made out the same name for it, a coincidence 
* [Words supplied by the editors, the letter being torn.] 
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