
          Recd. Apr. 3rd
 [crossed out: ?]
 Ansd Apr. 7th
 Middletown April 1 1834


 My Dear friend
 You will see by the preceding articles I have 
 been with you for some time past having this day an
 opportunity of forwarding my package I am obliged to
 [crossed out: to] close my communications at once, without saying 
 half I want to write. I shall be much engaged
 for about 2 or 3 weeks and then I shall try to visit
 you. I have a number of fine specimens
 of Hydroglossum for you and I propose sending
 30 or 40 to Dr Hooker & an equal number of Dr Greville
 hoping they may prove acceptable to these Gent. I can give
 you at least 100 specs [specimens]! and as many more as
 you may require another season, being a rainy
 day I shall not forward them now, but if those specimens
 would be useful for foreign exchanges I will forward
 them to you before I visit NY. If I do not hear from 
 your I expect to see them on my next trip.
 In a few days, having got to work again on the Willows,
 I shall perhaps finish the arrangement of Prof Hookers
 large bungle of Willows. In looking these things 
 over I have put my notes among them plentifully,
 and shall be able to reduce the chaotic map to [considerable?]
 system, the Collection [rich?] as it is, [crossed out: and] more especially
 the arranged Herbarium of Prof Hookers is sadly
 deficient of good specimens [added: with flowers] from the Midland States,
 and these my labours will serve to fill up this 
 chasm. It is all important to have authentic flowers [to?] the 
 leaves and to do this requires great watchfulness as you must
 be fully aware.

        