
          I left space to give you a list of my orchidae but I shall
 not have time write more today  to you may expect to
 see me or hear from me soon.


 Octob 15. This morning, I have received a letter from Mr Buckley dated at Allenton
 Alab [Alabama] Octob 2d I was delighted to my young and esteemed friend well and safely
 returned from his late travels. He went through the Northern parts of Georgia, and
 through the S. Western part of N. Carolina & through East Tennessee and
 N Alabama near the Muscle Shoals which he visited to collect shells
 Says he met with many things which are new to him, In reply to my enquiry
 for a list of his plants he says, I cannot because the Specifie Names of
 most of them are unknown to me, besides of many I am even ignorant 
 of the genus. I expect a high [treat?] from the plants obtained on this
 late tour. Says he has read the 2 last numbers of your Flora and is
 delighted with the work as I had no doubt he would be


 Prof J Torrey MD
 30 McDugal Street
 New York.

        