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favourite wldp. On the rocks of the Hudson, seven miles from New York 

 on the west side of the river, gathered Asplenium ebeneum ^ in abundance, 

 two species of Aster, and one of Solidago : they were still in flower — Aster, 

 both small flowers, blue : Solidago, small flower, yellow. Neottia fubescena^ 

 rather scarce in this place : I wish I could find some more of if. Brown 

 loam on the north aspects of rocks. I must not forget Pothos foetidus^ 

 and the difiiculty in taking it up, and Orontium aquaticum. Orontium 

 seems to have few localities. Reached home : stand now dry and com- 

 fortable, a state we required after such undertaking. 



12f^.— Received a letter dated 5 Oct. from Joseph Sabine, Esq., 

 accompanied by additional lists ; without delay wrote to Messrs. Landreth 

 and Smith ; called on Mr. Floy ; Mr. Hogg then went to Flushing and 

 returned iu the evening. I must observe that Mr. Prince Jun., did not 

 receive us with kindness but the reverse. If I can but obtain all the plants 

 for the Society, I shall leave him for some other person. 



Thursday, November 13i^.— Wrote to Mr. Dick at Philadelphia a letter 

 of thanks. Packed Mr. Floy's box ; and took up plants and packed 

 Mr. Wilson's. 



November lith. — In the morning went to the vegetable market. Celery 

 is fine, just hke such as is to be seen in England, but raised at much less 

 expense. Broccoli is inferior to European : I am told by many, cauli- 

 flower nor broccoli are not so good as in Britain. Carrots and beet are very 

 fine ; they do not seem to possess many varieties. Turnips are very 

 small and not of first quahty. Potato is the worst vegetable in the 

 market. In Canada I tasted some very excellent onions, here they are fine ; 

 leeks also good. I cannot make any contrast between this and Covent 

 Garden, as I never had many opportunities of seeing it, and I question 

 much if those more capable of judging would have any reluctance in 

 pronouncing equal in proportion to the town to Covent Garden. Fruit is 

 brought in abundance ; certainly fine indeed, but to speak candidly I 

 think much exaggerated, and on asking any person if they are good, they 

 invariably say they are not so fine as last year, and I think had I been here 

 then they would not have been so fine as the year before. Nuts from 

 Europe, and indigenous to America are in quantity, with pineapples and 

 coconuts from West Indies. I am a little disappointed as to price of 

 vegetables, by no means so cheap as I was led to beUeve. Packing in. the 

 after part of the day. 



November 15*^.— Packing at Mr. Hogg's. 



16th. — Wrote to Joseph Sabine, Esq., in the morning. Among speci- 

 mens in the forenoon. Dinner at Dr. Hosack's. At Mr. Hogg's in the 

 afternoon. 



Monday, November llth.—At Flushing and got part of the trees 

 up. Could not get finished as Mr. Prince has not aU the plants which are 

 ardently needed. Many times he expressed himself pleased with the Society 

 and is to put up a collection of fruits, which will be an acquisition, 



1 Asplenium platyneuron, Christenseu, Ind. Fil. p. 126. 



* Goodyera pubescens, Ind. Kew. faac. iii. p. 304. 



' Symplocarpus foetidug, Engler, in DC. Monog. Phan. ii. p. 212. 



