178 THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
the money as soon as I hear from you that the book may be 
obtained.* 
Our Lyceum is:in a pretty flourishing state, but we need 
patronage greatly. If we had a Maclure among us we could do a 
great dea. I wish you would send us papers—could you not give 
us something on the cryptogamia? 
I had nearly forgot to mention, that among the plants of 
Perrin is a specimen of a shrub Sprengel has nicknamed Torreya. 
I luckily found a duplicate which I beg you will accept of as an 
evidence of my particular esteem. I wish you would examine it 
attentively & give me your opinion respecting its novelty. This 
plant forms one of a Hexade which Sprengel has described in 
detail & sent to me to be published in one of our Journals. It is 
accompanied by most elegant drawings of each species by his 
Son. I will send you shortly a copy of the figure of Torreya— 
With renewed assurances of my sincere esteem— 
Rev. L. D. SCHWEINiTZ . I remain—Dear Sir— 
Your obed & humble servt 
Joun TORREY 
SCHWEINITZ TO TORREY 
BETHLEHEM May the 25th 1823 
My dear Sir 
This evening Mr. Jacobson of Nazareth, an intimate friend 
of mine, is going to start for New York. I make use of his polite 
offer to send you the work of Schwagrichen [29] for which accord- 
ing to your direction I have paid 10 Dollars. If you would be so 
good on receipt of this to call upon Rev. Benj. Mortimer, Fulton 
Street, you will there either find the gentleman or at least the 
packet—as I was unable to give him such directions as would en- 
able him to find you, he being a perfect stranger at New York. 
As he intends to return in a few days it would perhaps be a good 
opportunity to send me a package if you have any ready. Mr. 
Dewey has just informed me by letter that he has forwarded 
one for me to your address. Inside the book you will find my 
old copy of Index of my Herbarium—thinking it might enable 
* Since writfhg the above I have concluded you mean Hedw. Sp. Musc. opus 
posthum editum. Schw. Lipsic. 1801 [29]. : 
