
          Middletown Connt [Connecticut] October 12 1840.


 My Dear Friend.


 I had the pleasure of a letter from you on the 25th of 
 August, and the loan of the 2 vol [volumes] of  Hookers [British] Flora & the Memoirs.
 I had now examined them fully, and shall at the earliest moment send
 them or (bring them myself perhaps) in a few days or very soon
 with the rest of the plants I have for you. I have been very busy with
 specimens more so than I ever expected, and have yet a pile that requires
 looking after. I was down on the Sea Coast lately, and found abundance
 of things but nothing of particular interest to you, perhaps. I gathered
 many grasses, 3 species of Spartina. I do not see these in yours
 State Cat. [Catalogue of plants indigenous to the State of New-York] but I may have overlooked them.


 I gathered some noble specimens of Solidago laevigata, this I 
 find troublesome to dry. This large collection, with the plants
 gathered this spring, will enhance the value of my stock of specimens
 I was most pleased to find again on the Sea Coast the 
 Panicum amarum Ell. [Elliott]. I believe I am the only
 individual who has found it in the North. It is however rare
 I gathered a good supply of specimens. You once asked me for it
 and now you may know where to apply but I shall send
 or bring you a suppply of it, with many other things.
 One of my friends here is going to Florida again, his
 residence Apulaga. he brought me some plants thence
 I showedhim the Plate of the rare tree the Torreya taxifolia
 with the real nut &c and have desired him to collect me
 a large number of specimens, which I doubt not he will
 do if he can find it. I wrote him directions, how to proceed.
 Within a few days I found 4 specimens of Botrychium
 fumarioides which is rather rare with us, and indeed
 every where as far as I know. These Botrychiums are very
 capricious plants, you never find much of B dissectum [Botrychium dissectum] used
 to be more plentiful but nowvery rare here. I found this fall
 but a single plant! The Lycopodium clavatum β monostachyon
 I find abundant at one place and [Tlyonglossum?]
 [palmatum?] at another. the one spiked Lycopodium you have not
 in your state botany. do you want this? You must have this in
 the State of New York.

        