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of specimens I have just sealed up for you. If, however, I should 
hear from Mr. Halsey of a better opportunity of sending to you, 
I shall alter the direction of the package. The contents are as 
follows— 
1. About forty specimens of American Jungermanniae. These 
are not all named being sent for the purpose of obtaining your 
opinion respecting them. 
2. Five specimens of European Jungermanniae, being those 
from my Herb. of which you desired specimens—except J. curta 
which will not bear dividing. 
3. Twelve specimens (principally of grasses) from the collec- 
tion made by Dr. James in the Expedition under Maj. Long. 
These are the only duplicates there were. Wherever there were 
two specimens I took one for you. I beg you will examine them 
particularly & give me your opinion respecting them. 
4. About thirty specimens of West Indian plants from Perrin’s 
Herbarium, of which I gave you a history when I sent some 
Cryptogamia from it some time ago. 
I regret that it is not in my power to send more by the present 
opportunity as I can only devote a part of my time to the pur- 
suits of science. In the course of a few weeks I expect to have 
the pleasure of forwarding another package, in which I flatter 
myself you will find some things interesting to you. 
Your list of desiderata in American Phaenogamia is a formid- 
able one, but I will do all in [my] power to make it less so. You 
must be aware, however, that in supplying your deficiencies from 
the South, I can be of little use to you except of such plants as 
Mr. Prince cultivates at Flushing. In Northern plants I can do 
more for you, though among these there are not a great many you 
do not possess. But, after all, I fear there are not a few in your 
catalogue, which neither of us will ever see. There are [a] great 
many obscure & doubtful things in these books, which I strongly 
suspect are ‘old acquaintances in disguise. On these I shall 
make some observations in a future etter. 
You enquire whether there is any possibility of procuring 
specimens of the plants collected by Dr. James in Long’s Expden. 
I answer, that you may get a few through me if you will wait a 
little patiently. Dr. James is now in this city & has all his plants 
