
          You send me without a spec [specimen] name, a species from 
 Tampa Bay & I have the same thing from Miss Clay,
 of Georgia & also from Batowin's herb'm [herbarium] no doubt from
 Florida, [crossed out: illegible] [inserted: likewise]. Now, is it not likely, that this Southern
 plant is the P. ambiguus of Mt & the Mt plant,
 (which I am convinced is the P [crossed out: illegible] laevigatus of Ph:)
 does, in fact, appear distinct. On the other hand,
 however, the plant we have recently gathered in 
 the Mountains of NC [North Carolina] closely resembles that from
 Pokono & Cattskill. Pursh, to distinguish his
 P. lanceolatus, adds to Mich'x [Michaux's] char [character]: of P ambiguus
 folius subtus pubescentibus, which will not agree
 with either of the two sp [specimens]: of which my specimens,
 at least are quite smooth. I make these remarks as
 you are now looking, attentively, at the genus.


 Our dear mother is very feeble, but no worse than
 when I had the pleasure of seeing you. Send me word
 how Herbert is getting on.


 Very truly yrs [yours]
 Jno Carey


 Greenwich St
 Monday aft'n. [afternoon]


 Dr. Torrey.
        