
          "[says.?] "I can go from this place to the S. [South] West part of N [North] Carolina
 in little better than one week, then spend a week among the
 mountains" then visit Tenn. and spend a week there among
 the Mts. [Mountains] visit the Muscle Shoals of Tenn. rivers and
 the Northern part of Mississippi and Tuscaloosa, and return
 (home) via Columbus, Mississippi and Tuscaloosa Most of
 my route will be a region little known to the Botanist,
 and most of it will be through a new Country, from which
 the Indians have lately been removed. I do not think
 there is a resident Botanist in Tennessee."


 You will, like myself be delighted to find our young friend
 has resolved to make an explanation among the Mts [Mountains] of N. [North]
 Carolina +c. I shall be glad when I learn from himself
 that he has returned safely. Mr B. is now become so
 well acquantied with our plants, his eye will at once detect
 all the rare plants on his route and he will be able to collect
 many specimens of each for his friends!!


 I hope I have now nearly done collecting plants for the completion of
 my Herbarium, and for the exchanges with my friends. a few
 days since I went some miles distant to Collect a large
 supply of a rare Eupatorium of which I wanted 50 specimens.
 My sets of Eupatorium are magnificent, for a few
 sets, I cut up and dried the entire plant in 3, 4, 5 or
 even 6 parts, of the largest species! [crossed out: This is the way]
 Of the Forest trees and Walnuts I have also made
 a noble collection, and have reexamined the
 Walnuts this Season, and taken a set of the mature
 or adult leaves for my Herbarium, and have
 a few duplicate sets! that I purpose sending to Europe.
 How is your Herbarium on the Walnuts? The plates of
 Michaux however beautiful do not exhibit the leaves
 in every instance if the full size if my recollection serves me

        