
          while I think of it, [added: let me] remind you that there is growing in Mountain
 Swamps in the Highlands of N York, the Populus heterophylla. [Noted?]
 Pursh [Flora Americae Septentrionalis] p. 619 no 9. I have no duplicates of this, do you find this
 I have not yet seen it in fruit which I regret.


 I have engaged one of my former pupils and a good Botanist
 to collect all the Poplars for me in Vermont and about
 Lake Champlain. I showed him a few days ago
 my arranged set, and told him how to go to work
 There are besides a number of rare plants in Vermont
 I wish to procure and I hope he will be able to find
 them for me. He will soon send me a set of the plants he has collected [added: in Vermont.]
 I named to you my table of the Carices, that I hope
 soon to send in print to your but first I want to see Dr Booths
 article on the Carrices in Hooker. I wish you could loan me
 your Copy for a few days.  I will see that it is returned
 at an early day. I want too the specific character
 and references entire of the Carex Squarrosa form
 Kunth.  I have amended the description and
 wish to compare it with Kunth first. C. Squarrosa [Carex Squarrosa]
 and C. stenolepis [Carex Stenolepis] should be put together being
 near relatives. The New York Specimens of C. Squarrosa [Carex Squarrosa]
 I gave you from the Highlands differ from my Specimens
 gathered here, ours here are decidely cylindrical
 those in New York [added: more] globular. The three Spikes var [variant]
 is so abundant I can find acres of it and it would
 be rather difficult among there to find the single spikes
 form, which is here perfectly distinct.*
 Of all these I have abundant Specimens and some
 laid aside for you and Dr G. [Gray]. I sent sets to London.
 I have besides some new facts on the Carices that make
 me desirous to see the paper of Dr. Boott.


 * The single spiked C squarrosa [Carex Squarrosa] also keeps distinct with us. Did Dr Gray
 see the Linnean specimen? Had ant 2 spikes? or more

        