
          Please direct the paper of Dr Gray to Mr S.B. [Samuel Botsford] Buckley 
Blacks Bluff Wilcox County Alabama. 
I sent Mr B. [ Buckley] a synopsis of the route followed by Dr Gray 
which proved highly interesting to him.

I have much to say to you my friend but find must 
defer till another moment of leisure and 
I regret I have not had time to look up the 
rest of the plants named in your list of Desiderata 
I believe I have most of them. I have however 
sent [crossed out: on?] I believe the most important ones 
for your satisfaction

I have many notes and remarks to make 
for your benefit.

Much to my surprize there is a species of 
Colchicum growing in the Meriden Mountains 
distance about 8 [added: or 10] miles from Middletown, and 
I have secured [crossed out: onl?] 3 specimens. At present all I 
can state is, that in the Garden of [crossed out: Mr] N. [Nathan?] Starr [added: Esq [Esquire]] of this 
City, I saw it growing abundantly last fall, and made 
enquiries how is came there. His reply was 
it struck with its novelty, and removed portions of 
the plants to his Garden! One of the men who was 
in Mr Starrs Garden, said he had also seen 
        