
          Calypso am. bor. [americana, borealis]. Aplectrum hyemalis. Malaxis lili. [lillifolia]. Cypripedium 
cand. pass. spict. auct.  [candidum, passerinum, ?,  ?]. These I copy from Eaton (6 Ed.) I think I have those
not mentioned. I have thought that the Orchis bidentata of Ell. & Habenaria 
herbiola (Brown) might be the same. The latter is not enumerated in
Ell. nor [crossed out: is it] has it the (S.) in Ea. Now I found a plant in Columbia Co. Ga.,
which resembles exactly specimens of H. herbiola which I collected
in Mass. The following, are the notes which I took at the time - 
Root tuberous, with several carnose fibres, attached to the base of the stem. Stem
erect, angular, glabrous. Leaves sheathing, ovate-lanceolate, acute, many-nerved,
carinate, upper bractiform. Spike rather loosely flowered - [? Germ]
curved, sulcate. Lower of the exterior petals reflex?, lanceolate, remaining
three ovate, vaulted. Lip 3-lobed. middle seg. oblong, obtuse, l[blot, probably: lip]
rounded with a prominent tooth between, Hab. wet soils - May - 1 - [illeg: blot]
Flowers greenish-yellow - Leaves 5-7

In your returns of all plants which I may from time to time
transmit to you, you would confer a favour by placing, from among
the Synonyms, that which has your preference first.

I have now, Dear Sir, completed my collections of Spring 
and Summer plants, & I think it somewhat doubtful if I remain
much longer in this Territory this Season, to add to this list those
which are peculiar to the Autumnal months. I shall attend
a course of Med. Lect. at some of our Institutions the coming
Winter, with the intention, however, of returning to Fla. as soon as
those lectures are completed - I receive with the liveliest emotions
the compliment you have paid me, & rest assured, if my
exertions have added one pleasure to your life, or shall have 
advanced, in any measure, the cause of the Science you have espoused,
my reward will be secured & my happiness complete.

I remain, Dear Sir, as ever,
Yours etc.
Alvan W. Chapman

P.S. I have not met with Mr. Croom's plant referred to in your last.
        