THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 259 
Plants known to me as naturalized in the U: S. Do you think 
a piece of the kind [73] would be useful & acceptable in Silliman’s 
Journal? If you think it worth while I will communicate the 
continuation of my remarks on your Flora, as I proceed gradually 
in the study & comparison. 
You cannot think how glad I should be to procure speci- 
mens of such of your plants as I have not seen. Such are 
to the end of Triandria Blitum maritimum—A grostis clandestina 
—Aira pumila—Panicum longifolium & the true Aira compressa. 
Indeed if Mr. Freeauf could bring anything from you or Mr. 
Halsey on his return it would give me the greatest pleasure. 
My health is gradually mending, but I have not recovered my 
speech—so that I am unable to speak publicly. My friends 
leaving here a day sooner than was anticipated I am deprived 
of the fine opportunity of writing to you more at length. If 
you can without inconvenience show any attention to my nephew, 
who is not without scientific interest, I should be much obliged 
to you. Believe me most sincerely Yours 
Lewis D v SCHWEINITZ 
TORREY TO SCHWEINITZ 
New York, Sept. 29th 1831 
My dear Sir, 
On my return this afternoon, from Princeton, (where I have 
been spending a day or two) I found the parcel of plants & letter 
brought (& left also probably) by your nephew, Mr. Freeauf. 
Thinking it probable that he is still in town & that I shall find him 
tomorrow at Mr. Van Vleck’s, I closed a parcel of plants which 
had been laid out for you nearly two weeks. This very small 
collection I hope will contain a few that have not yet found a 
place in your herbarium; but a number of the specimens are only 
sent for the purpose of being examined by you, & not in the ex- 
pectation of their being such as are new or rare to you— 
I thank you much for your “Remarks” on my Flora [89], & 
also for the list of plants found in your late journey. On your 
Remarks, I will take the liberty of sending you a few observations, 
if there should be time before Mr. F. (if he is still here) leaves the 
city; and I will also send a list, taken from your Catalogue, of 
such species as I desire particularly to possess. 
