THE CORRESPONDENCE OF SCHWEINITZ AND TORREY 269 
sending Brazilian plants—when his work on them shall be finished. 
The few specimens however which he has sent are exceedingly im- 
perfect. A better addition to my collect[ion] was made about the 
same time by about 300 Cape plants which cost me 5$ & were pro- 
cured thro’ Dr. Saynish. 
I am much obliged to you for your directions as to Capt. Le 
Conte. Just before I received y[ou]r k[in]d letter an opportunity 
offered for forwarding my two packets of plants to England— 
which I embraced—but have since much regretted it—for I have 
learnt such particulars about the person, who took charge of them, 
that I am not without fears about their safe arrival. 
One thing considerably cheers my mind—it appears to me, that 
the very particular affection of my lower extremities, which has so 
much impeded me for a year or two past—is wearing off—& I 
begin to think that if this was overcome all my other complaints 
of the chest &c. might possibly give way likewise. No kind of 
occupation gives me greater relief than botany. 
Believe me my dear Sir your very obliged & faithful friend 
Lewis D v SCHWEINITZ 
P.S.. If I have correctly understood your former letter you stated 
that the Copy you received of Dr. Martius travels (83) was in- 
complete. It was not, till a few days ago, when about to send 
my copy to be bound—that I discovered—that the second volume 
is double with me. Should this be the part wanting in yours— 
pray let me know, that I may sent it to you. 
SCHWEINITZ TO TORREY 
BETHLEHEM, April 12th, 1832. 
My dear Sir 
I am well aware, that in forwarding to you the inclosed long 
promised lists 1) of American 2) of European plants, of which 
on a strict examination of my collection I can furnish you with 
a specimen—I am imposing no slight task on your eyes—by the 
microscopic & perhaps illegible characters in which it is written. I 
was induced to press the whole together in so small a space in order 
to be able to forward it to you by a mail at an early day, to enable 
you to take time to mark all those which you desire to have—be- 
cause you will readily conceive that it will require considerable 
