
          Recd Feby 24th
Ansd March 13th

Lake Lafayette. Febry 10th 1836

My dear Sir,

I spent a day, a short time since, with Dr. 
Chapman, looking over his plants, &c. Among them I observed 
specimens of what I take to be Hibiscus incanus of Bartram,
a rare plant, according to Elliott. He informs me that he
had sent it to you under the name of H. moscheutos.
I wish you would look at it again, and give an opinion. 
Dr. C. is now making up a parcel of plants for you, 
[crossed out: among] [added: to which] I have contributed a few, and among them the
following: a good specimen of Chrysoma solidaginonides,
Nutt., some bad specimens of Ximenesia in seed, two
specimens of the Lycium from the coast of Florida, on one 
of which you may find two or three thorns, these on the other
having been cut or broken off! by the inconsiderate person
who procured the specimens for me. The Lycium I gave you
last summer is probably the same and had a good specimen 
of the fruit of this plant. It was ovate, not round.

I have also left with Dr. C., to be forwarded, two phials, one 
containing, in alcohol, the fruit of our interesting Taxoid, 
the other, two specimens of our Florida "[Chamelium?]" (Anolius?)
one for your Lyceum, the other for the Philadelphia Academy. 
Dr. C. has also several things in this line which he 
intends forwarding to your Lyceum. I have also desired him 
to put into the Box some of the fruit of the Baptisia simplicifolia, 
which is abundant about Quincy. I find the 
legumes, which are distinctly pedicelled, to be from 2-4 seeded. 
Dr. C. will spend the ensuing summer in Florida, and 
means to be active in collecting plants. I regret that I 
cannot be with him. If I leave here before April I 
will instruct him particularly concerning the [Anonimus?]
[dioscorordes?] in the hope that he may find it.

I lately spent a day in looking over, for the first time, Dr. Gray's
        