
          This Feldspar locality will eventually be a profitable concern
 the material is in great quantity, and purity with little admixture
 and is easily [crossed out: illegible] [added: quarried] a Ton may often be got by a single blast,
 about 600 tons will be quarried this season.


 Among other things I have during the last 2 seasons but principally
 this Collected all the Insects that had fallen in my way.
 This I have done with a hope of aiding the progress of Entomology
 and of appending a list of Insects to my Catalogue of the plants
 of Middletown. My collection now fills 14 Boxes.
 very much to my surprize [surprise], I have rendered Entomology or rather 
 insects collecting quite popular in this City. Several gentlemen having
 made collections, and I expect I will next season receive 
 increased attention, with my pupils, and perhaps the students
 generally at the Wesleyan University.


 Dr Dekay was here this summer. I shewed [showed] him some of my insects,
 intend to let Mr Halsey have what he wants to complete his collection.
 and next [crossed out: see?] I [illegible] Le Conte and your Lyceum NY[New York], such as
 are desired and I have to share.


 Dr Dekay lent me 2 numbers of the Boston Journal of Natural
 [crossed out: Science] History, which I shall return to him when I visit
 the City.


 I thank you for the pleasing information your letter gave me
 respecting the growth of my willows at Woburn Abbey, as
 seen by our reliable friend Dr Hooker, but that I should be
 honoured with a copy of the Salictum Woburnense from the
 Duke of Bedford is what I never expected. I shall regard
 it as a great treasure, and in return I shall try to enrich
 the Willow Garden of the Duke with more of our North American
 willows, which I will send him this winter. But I
 have neither seen the Book, nor been notified of its arrival.
 I hope it will soon arrive from Dr Hooker, and perhaps it will
 be directed to your care. I conjecture so because the Dr in a 
        