
          a Drawing well executed of S. rigida [Solidago rigida] would be most ornamental, 
I can colour this, I believe exactly, but your draughtsman should 
work under my eye as well as yours. 
The most perfect drawings of the willows, I have yet seen, 
are those in the Salictum Woburnese [Salictum Woburnense]. They were taken from 
living plants, and coloured with great exactness.
Had the Duke of Bedford and Mr. Forbes been aware of 
certain groups, conforming as to the end of the ament, which first 
protrudes, its filaments they would [added: have] paid more attention to 
figuring one or more catkins so as to exhibit this curious fact, 
which was not understood by any writer who has ever 
studied the willows and which my arrangement of section so perfectly illustrates.

I suppose you would frankly tell me how you liked my 
specimens of verticillate Eup. [Eupatorium]. Should you like to see my 
full descriptions? E fistulosum [Eupatorium fistulosum] I find has been used for blasting
at the Chatham Quarry of red sandstone, as well as the Feldspar Quarry. 
This is worth noting in your State Flora. I have paid much attention 
to embankments, and shall have a paper on this subject which will 
exhibit many things which I believe will be new to science. Have you 
examined much into this subject.

The Salix rigida will be in flower again in a few days, I will 
make an attempt to secure some specimens for your artist.
I am at this time desirous to know with as little delay as possible, 
what progress your artist is making with the drawings you spoke about
in your letter to me time ago. I regret my engagements did not 
permit me to visit you. I promise myself I shall not be 
much longer be [crossed out: detained] [added: kept] from my long promised visit to the city. 
The papers begin to speak most flatteringly of the Survey and final
reports

        