
          Recd. July 17th - Ansd. July 20th
Colombus Gea June 1837

Dr. Sir

Your note with the accompanying payment
was duly handed me by Mr. [Calhoune?] for which I beg
to convey you my sincere thanks. As I have not given
any attention to the study of Nat orders your Edition of
Lindley would have been more useful on acct [account] of 
the elementary matter added by you.  The present work
requiring I presume a primary study of Lindley's, "Outline
"of the first principles of Botany." alluded to in his
preface. Without a precise knowledge of the many
new technicalities introduced more especially in
consequence of both new & more exact views in relation
to Veg. physiology, I cannot make the study
of the Nat. orders pleasant or profitable.

It is time really to give a new edition of 
Martin's Language of Botany.

Though I have been all the while in too infirm
health to Botanize, yet in my excursions
I have kept my eyes on the road sides for the 
"weeds", looking out for something of interest or 
something new. I flatter myself I have discovered
one new weed of the Asclepiadiae order, in which
you will I think concur unless a Florida Corres-
pondent has not anticipated, me. The plant
may possibly be found in that Territory.

By a friend who goes to N. York in a few days
I will send you a small packet of dried
plants - being mostly more perfect specimens
than those sent you last winter. As opportunities
of the like often offer, I shall from 
time to time remit to you in the same way.
The growth here is very similar to that about
Milledgeville, both towns have the same geological
positions [(?)] at the termination of the 
primitive region. The tertiary formation below Columbus
is much more recent than that below
Milledgeville Say for [added: the distance of] from 30 to 50 miles below the 
primitive region of each place. 
        