THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 221 
just sent me the Ist vol. of DeCandolle’s Prodromus [16]—a won- 
derful work! Greville his Flora Edinensis [27] etc. 
Halsey is working hard at the Lichens, Cooper at fruits, & 
the rest of the members of our Lyceum at their several favourite 
departments. Elliott’s 6th No. [22] is received but he says a 7th 
no. will be necessary to complete the 2nd Vol. I shall immedi- 
ately dispatch my 3rd No. [89] to Mr. Mortimer for you. I long 
to finish the work.—Do you still intend to join Halsey & myself 
in writing a cryptogamic Flora of N. America? Perhaps I may 
not have time for this year to do much—but I am steady to 
my purpose— 
How I regret missing Bishop Hiiffel! Indeed it was a great 
loss to me. 
I remain your sincere friend 
JoHN TORREY 
SCHWEINITZ TO TORREY 
BETHLEHEM Dec 5th 1824 
My dear Sir i 
Really your favor of [the] 11th ult. came in good time to save 
me from sincere concern on account of the loss I began to appre- 
hend that I & your friends had suffered by your absolutely vanish- 
ing out of all record. It has given me proportionate joy to find, 
that you have only vanished to rise in glory at West Point & I the 
more sincerely congratulate you upon that situation since I learn 
by your kind letter that there are hopes that your new duties will 
not deprive Botany altogether of your important services—nay 
that there is a prospect that your benedictism will be the means of 
aiding you in your good botanical intentions toward me.—If you 
will however take the advice of an experienced man of matrimony, 
you will do well to do, what you mean to do together in that line 
as soon as possible, for fear of interruptions incidental to your 
new situation after a certain number of moons. 
I have neither received the letter you allude to from Professor 
Hooker, nor the package you kindly forwarded to Mr. Mortimer— 
nor your third number of the Flora [89] all which I am most 
sincerely desirous to receive. There is one thing which I regret 
very much, that by your removal from New Yorkit will be possible 
that I shall lose the pleasure of seeing you on my journey to that 
