
          I should like to know what progress you are making with the Poplars. 
I have the Mas flowers of Populus balsamifera and this I believe
I did not send you before. I have not met with any Botanist who 
knew the Mas plant. I received it also from Lake Champlain.* 
If you should go on Staten Island to look after P. [Candida?] [Populus Candida?] 
I wish you would secure me 10 or 12 specimens and the 
fruit.. also..  anoth [another] fruit of P. hudsonica [Populus hudsonica] which I have not.

April 8 This letter has been long delayed owing to a press of engagements.
by this time, I presume you are fairly through with your course of chemistry, 
and have a few moments leisure to read the letters of your friends. 
That course of lectures on botany which was so beautifully lithographed
must have cost you much close attention were it only the drawings and 
writing out of the manuscript so neatly done as it is.

I sent some package of plants to London, by Capt [Captain] Selor's ship, and a few days 
ago had a letter from Dr Boott acknowledging their safe arrival. Dr B [Boott] was 
much pleased to see Carex atrata, from the White Hills, what I sent 
him, and also C. Houghtiana [Carex houghtoniana], and 2 new forms of C vulpinoidea [Carex vulpinoidea]
I found here in the summer. I learnt by this letter of Dr Bootts that Mr Lambert 
was dead! He gave me no particulars. Have you heard anything relative
to what disposition was made with his Herbarium and Library?

Can you tell me anything more respecting Sir Wm [William] J Hooker since 
he has been settled at Kew Gardens. If you have time pray give 
me a little of the botanic news of the day. If you are too much 
occupied, I shall be much gratified for Dr Gray to impart a little of his 
budget. I read his papers with much satisfaction, but have not yet had any 
formal correspondence with him. Do let me hear from one or both, that I 
may know what you are doing in science and book making and the Floras.
I shall soon go to work and put up some sets of Carices in the book form having 
printed a supplementary sheet of labels for that purpose; of which I shall send 
you a copy as well as Dr G [Gray].
Yours very Truly
J Barratt

To Prof J Torrey MD & etc.

[in margin]
This was collected on the Vermont side however but it must grow all
[illegible] Lake
        