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with the whole—& I would have no objection to your keeping 
anything you like, where your own discretion would shew that 
enough was left me—altho’ I should like it best, if you would 
in that case adopt the Jewish maxim of tooth for tooth & Carex 
for Carex. Let me know, my dear Sir, whether my proposal 
would meet your approbation. 
Concerning your purpose of a Joint Crypt. Flora, I assure you 
I am ready, or shall be after my return, instantly to commence 
operations, & one main reason why I wish to see you personally is 
to chalk out some feasable plan. The Fungi are the only depart- 
ment I feel anything like competency for. But don’t forget that 
my Sum of American ones is already 2000 spec. (more than one 
half of the whole I don’t believe this to be) & that it will be neces- 
sary to develope to the American public the absolutely miraculous 
concatenation of progressions which they display. To judge by 
the effect which my own insight into this wonderful system of 
nature has had upon me, my only fear is, that when once dis- 
played before the eyes of the American people, its attractions & 
fascinations will prove so great, as to become detrimental to the 
commercial prosperity of your Monster of a city, by turning the 
attention of all from the Canals & Banks toward the Fungi. I 
entirely agree with you—as regards Long’s se[con]d Journey, 
except in the value you by way of compliment, see proper to give 
my attempt [69] to skim some little fat from a truly lean Her- 
barium. There is almost as much garrulity in the book [41],- 
as in this letter & not much more matter. However, what could 
be expected from so furious a ride thro’ the woods, & Mr. Say 
certainly deserves praise for the pains he took to save what could 
be picked up on a gallop. It grieves me very much that I have 
not one duplicate to spare of the whole list you mention. But 
if it is only your wish to see specimens & examine, I will select 
such as I have from my Herbar. & bring them with me leaving 
them in your hands on Interest till my return. Inform me 
whether this will answer. 
am with sincere affect. 
Yours 
L D v SCHWEINITZ 
