
          Boston May 17 1824

 My dear sir

 By the proofs I am beginning to send you you
 will see that my little work is half printed. My species you
 perceive are not numerous, & most of them belonging to 
 the vicinity of this city. I shall open the next without
 waiting to correct them.

 Your letter of Ap [April] 5th, I recd [received] with pleasure.
 You ask what is the plant called Menziesia? in my other list
 of White hill plants. It was Andromeda hypnoides, not then
 seen in flower. Vaccinium uliginosum I had adopted in deference
 to Smith & Hooker. V. vitis [Vaccinium vitis] I [?] also on more examination. 
 I have at several periods received [late?] plants from the White
 hills but not many things omitted in my Catalogue. Majors
 Greene & Little brought home last summer from the upper
 region Xylosteon vollosum, Juncus filiformis, Solidago cambrica
 [?] virga aurea var. prenanthes which after examining many
 specimens of different sizes I considered P. alba. Betula nana
 Solidago macrophylla Pursh near the top. I do not recollect
 any thing else which you have not got. Stellaria borealis
 has ovate-lanceolate leaves & cloven petals, while Spergulastrum
 lanceolatum Mx [Michaux] has "petals ovalia" & is therefore an Arenaria.

 I thank you much for your 2nd no. & am
 anxious to see the B. Percy forward it by mail & tell
 your publishers to charge it to  Cummings & Hilliard of this
 city. Since I last wrote John C. Gray Esq & Cyrus
 Kilburn have subscribed for it. I hope you will
        