
          He also misapprehended the new P.O. law which
 does not apply to such documents. I enclose a few
 sheets of my genera, which you can return when
 you send on the plants. They are struck off by
 Prestele himself & perhaps not so good as future
 impressions will be. My work at present, both
 at College, & on my Book, preclude the possibility
 of a visit to N. York. When you have drawn up
 your list of Asclepiad'e [Asclepiadaceae] you may as well send it on to
 me, that I may see how far your arrangement is
 available for my Northern Botany. I send kind
 love and greeting to you all, & allow my Sec'y [Secretary]
 the remainder of the Sheet.


 Of which, having written you so lately,
 he only avails himself to say that he is


 Very truly yrs. [yours]
 Jno Carey [John Carey]


 Prof. J. Torrey

        