
          deriving great aid from you while in N.Y. from your
 counsel, Herbarium & Library, but failed in ever saying a word
 on subjects [crossed out: for] on which I would have given much for your
 opinion. In fact I did nothing, that I intended in reference
 to Botany. I have done the best I could without counsel or 
 aid. If [crossed out: it] [added: our Book]  has the effect of exciting interest on the
 subject it will accomplish much in the region for
 which it is inteded. It has been better received from
 our old Botanists than I had reason to expect. I believe
 I sent you a note [crossed out: in] of Dr. Green's, [added: which you will perceive is not a very discriminating one], Editor of the Telegraph;
 he [crossed out: was] assisted Elliot in the preparation of his work
 twenty years ago, and is a very good Botanist. I expected
 a very different [notice?] from him as then old men are
 very much prejudiced against the [added: use of] Natural System,
 and the Dr. is very caustic, as they say here.


 I am about to start [crossed out: for] on a tour through the lower
 part of this state, and the Islands of the coast, and the
 northern part of Florida. I hope to find something new.
 Could I be of any service to you now, at this late hour,
 by sending you any plants that I have or may collect. I
 shall do it with much pleasure. Complete confinement
 to [inpenation?] duties has prevented my doing it heretofore
 but now my Book is out, and my situation not requring
 one half the labour that the one I [crossed out: have] occupied formerly
 did. I [crossed out: illegible] intend devoting myself to the investigations of
 the [crossed out:s] Science of Botany in all its departments.

        