258 THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 
my friends at a distance, I should feel but little pleasure in my 
work. 
This season has not enriched my herb{ariuJm very much—A 
few parcels of plants have, indeed. been received, but none to 
equal your fine collection of Sumatra [Surinam] specimens. 
It would greatly delight me to reciprocate this favour—but you 
must wait till opportunity offers. In the mean time I will lay 
aside for you such plants as I fall in with & which I think you 
would like to have.—I have not yet got into my hands a collection 
from Kentucky which was in the city six weeks ago, & has gone to 
Albany, where it was sent with the gentleman’s baggage who 
brought it for me from Lexington—I hope to have it in a very 
few days, when I shall be able to spare you some of the duplicates 
which I am told it contains. 
In my list of N. Am. genera I have put the name of the author 
after each genus.—but in the catalog. of Fungi from your Mss [76] 
I found few of the genera with any name appended. I suppose 
it will answer, to state, that the system followed is that of Fries, 
& that the genera which are adopted are his, except those marked 
with your own name. In the hope of hearing from you soon, & 
hearing that your health is established, I remain. My Dear 
Sir 
Your obliged Servt. & friend 
TORREY 
SCHWEINITZ TO TORREY 
BETHLEHEM, Sept 24th 1831 
My dear Sir 
By my nephew Mr. Eugene Freeauf who accompanied me on 
my late western tour, I take the liberty to send you a few speci- 
mens picked up under the disadvantages I labored under. The 
Koeleria & Bromus I should be very glad to have your opinion on. 
At the same time I forward to you my full list of all the plants I 
noticed on the tour, merely as I conceive it might interest you for a 
moment & beg you may return it to me—You will likewise find in 
the parcel the remarks which a renewed attentive study of your 
excellent Flora [89] as far as Triandria has suggested to me—which 
I beg you to accept & to make what use thereof you please or 
none at all. I have further put in a few hasty remarks on the 
