210 THe CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
eagerly for the next number. A few days ago I received the 3d 
N- of the Annals—& am sorry to see that you have not corrected 
all my barbarities. If we had had time to discuss the matter I 
should have preferred not to have the Carex table [67] printed in 
the tabular form, which renders it necessary to put it in length- 
ways & renders its use somewhat inconvenient. But in the main 
it will do well enough. 
As regards the rest of the contents of the package I was much 
delighted & instructed by them—especially the American plants & 
` those from Guadeloupe. I hope soon to be able to inform you of 
what I think the undetermined specimens are. As to the mosses 
from Georgia I think with few exceptions they are not distinct 
ones. My time isso much occupied just now, that I have not had 
leisure to submit them to any critical examination. I wish you 
had put up for me some of the Nepaul specimens from Dr. Hooker— 
God knows when I shall ever receive anything from him—But do 
not deprive yourself. The fern you sent me—as a Woodsia is 
undoubtedly the Aspid. obtusum of others—my specimens from 
Muhl. agree exactly—but I believe it is a Woodsia. Mr. Conrad 
of Philad. gave me specimens under the same conviction. 
It was unlucky that the moisture from the wet cover of the 
number of your Flora [86] (which is only damaged in the blue 
cover & conseq. of no account) occasioned on the long journey of 
the package, that all the mosses & some of the West Indian plants 
were covered by mucor in saa a manner as seriously to injure 
some of them. 
What can the matter be with our friend Mr. Halsey? Since I 
sent him my Lichens I have had no letter from him, & fear he is 
unwell. 
I was much pleased with Mr. T s paper on the Utricu- 
lariae [43].—It is a matter of the utmost consequence to elucidate 
single genera in that way & nothing I think could tend more to 
render the Annals as well as the Phil. Journal [60]— important & 
useful, altho its size admits only of such reviews of the smaller 
Genera. 
Accept dear Sir—the assurance of sincere respect & 
friend(ship| 
from Yours affectionately 
Lewis D v SCHWEINITZ 
