240 . THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
should see you in a day or two, ‘‘face to face” & have a good long 
botanical talk. I left the city for Philadelphia, with my brother, 
with the design of visiting Bethlehem before I returned—but cir- 
cumstances rendered it necessary for me to proceed directly home, 
disapointed in my fond expectations. 
My time, at present, is almost entirely taken up with the 
arrangement of my herbarium. I have purchased new paper 
portfolios & cases sufficient for all my plants—& have already done 
much toward placing my collection ‘in a state fit to be used. I 
think it will be one of the most elegant in our country when it is 
finished. 
Since we last met I have received some fine accessions—Of 
both indigenous & exotic plants—I have a large package from 
Dr. Scouler, of specimens collected on the N. W. Coast of America, 
but unfortunately there is scarcely a duplicate among them. 
When I was in Philadelphia, I examined the collection of plants 
brought home from Long’s 2nd Expedition & made some notes 
which I should be pleased to show you, for I find that we differ 
about a number of species. 
You enquire in your last letter (dated Decr. 5th, for which I 
have yet to thank you!) whether I have any botanical plans in 
view :—I have several—which I will now detail. 
1. The Seacoast of New Jersey has not yet been thoroughly 
explored. It has only been examined at one or two points, & 
these, (with the exception of the neighborhood of Tuckerton) have 
not been exhausted of their treasures. I propose to spend several 
days, either alone, or with such friends as I can persuade to ac- 
company me, on different parts of the sea-coast of this State 
some time in the month of July. 
2. I propose to send some person to the coast of Maryland. 
Dr. Pickering (a very promising young botanist of Philadelphia) 
thinks he will be able to visit this region the present season. An 
abundant harvest awaits him—& he will collect enough for all 
his friends. This part of the coast will probably afford many 
Southern plants, whlich] have not yet been recorded as extending 
so far North. 
3. My next plan is pretty extensive-—Many of our botanists 
are exceedingly desirous of obtaining plants from the regions west 
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