132 THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
such as I conceived by your directions would be acceptable and as 
I had on hand. 2) a number of Fungi that I had put up for the 
purpose collected before this year. Of both I have retained lists, 
so as to know what I have already sent you, when again able to 
make upa packet. The following is a list of the Phaenogamous 
plants. [The list of 237 flowering plants is here omitted.| i 
These are put up in paper at the bottom of the box, & labeled 
with the names under each plant. 
The fungi are wrapped up separately in papers & the name 
written on. Some of them probably were among those you sent, 
but as they are not many I did not take the trouble to pick these 
out, as this collection was made up before I received yours. My 
next box will contain a good number of Fungi which remain to be 
assorted & I shall take care to send none of those you have 
already. By my list the present collection contains [the list of 
198 fungi is here omitted]. 
I am apprehensive that some specimens of the Fungi will 
not be distinct enough. In that case I shall always be ready 
upon your naming them (except where this indistinctness arises 
from the difficulty of preserving them) of sending you better 
specimens if I can get them. It is pretty troublesome to pre- 
serve them properly—as to-the Agarici & Boleti of soft texture 
& other similar ones I have never made an attempt—but chiefly 
made drawings of them. ; 
You will no doubt be so kind as to hand the inclosed packet & 
letter to Mr. Abraham Halsey, & if Mr. Leconte js still at New 
York you will oblige me much by letting him know that I wrote 
to him at some length a good while ago requesting his directions 
concerning the copying of my Fungi, but have not received’ an 
answer. I remain with the greatest respect 
Your most obdt Servt 
Lewis D v SCHWEINITZ 
P.S. I just observe that the Tuber cibarium is among the Fungi 
in your Catalogue of N. [Y.] Plants [86]. I have never seen that, 
altho I have looked for it with great pains—if you can send me 
some specimens it will oblige me very much. 
