
          but which is certainly a mistake. Brown pleaded the authority
 of your State Flor. Catal'ge. [probably John Torrey's Catalogue of Plants (of New York State), 1837-1840] & it may be, therefore, that you carried
 out the same idea in the finished work, & I therefore wish you
 in such case, to revise your judgement. It is true that, about
 here, we have both species, but in N.E. Vermont, where
 we had plenty of P. pubescens, the P. multiflor. is not found
 at all! Now I by no means rest any Char'r [character] of importance
 upon the mere pubescence, but there are other, & very sufficient
 characters to distinguish them.


 P. pubescens flowers earliest by 2 or 3 weeks, & is in
 berry, when P. mult. is in flower. The flowers of the
 last, are much larger, & usually 3 or 4 on a raceme,
 in P. pubes. they are always 2 & very thin & slender.
 The leaves of P. pubesc. are ovate lanceol'e [lanceolate] (often even
 ovate) & always downy beneath. P. multif. is a perfectly
 smooth, glaucous plant with lanceolate leaves, which
 are more acute - it is also much stouter in the stem
 & sometimes 3 or 4 times higher than P. pubesc. which
 is always a humble, slender plant. I know
 both so well, that I could detect them growing
 even whilst riding by. So much then of these matters,
 & now one thing more. A gentleman (Dr. Bromfield [William Arnold Bromfield])
 arrived in the "Gr. Britain", & brought a letter to me from our
 friend Boott [Francis Boott]. he is a kinsman of Bentham's [George Bentham], & has
 letters to many of our naturalists. He proposes to take a
 short run thro' the middle states, & will visit you. He asked
 me the best way of going to Princeton. Please let me know.
 Is it not by Phil'a RRd [Philadephia Railroad]? or is there a special train for your
 place. Best repects to Mrs. T. Always, with much regard, yrs. affy [yours affectionately]
 Jno [John] Carey 
        