
          5. 
 His [M----? m____?] is the M. uniflora var flore erecta[?].


 As I mentioned before there are very few in the Herb'm that are not in the Flora.
 no [added with caret: more] carices [Carex] than are [there?], the Salices [Salix] seem to have given him most trouble.
 there are several undetermined species. His genus Lepidera is named in the
 Herb'm [Herbarium][Redutea?] in his own handwriting. If you wish me to compare any
 plants with his send them by this time next spring and I will do it.


 We continue to have the most delightful weather, winter seems to have
 been left out of this year. Today there are two apricots in full bloom
 in our garden & I saw peach trees in flower three weeks ago, It had been
 however a very unusual season as the Seine is sometimes frozen so hard
 as to be crossed in gigs. This year there has been no ice whatever
 on it. 


 I rec'd your letter of 6th Feb'y last week and
 thank you for the news it contains. If I do not now & then hear
 something of this kind I will be in danger as you fear of forgetting
 what sort of a place N.Y. is and who are the characters that
 make a [figure?] there. I might have heard from home very frequently 
 this winter, but owing to several causes letters [added with caret: have been][crossed out: were] with me very much
 like angel visits.  This makes only the third I have from you. I sent you
 two letters and 9 vols of Lamarck by the Liverpool Packet, a ship which sailed from
 Havre the 6th Feb'y. 


 Greenhouse [?] set off for Italy some weeks ago. I have heard from him
 at Turin. Jones [OJ?] will leave Paris about 1st May on a long tour. I
 almost wish it was over, though my time hitherto has passed so rapidly that
 I can hardly believe it is now a year since I sailed from N.Y.


 I gave a letter of introduction to you to a virginian who will probably be in N.Y.
 in May or June. He makes no pretention to science but is a good old fellow &
 fond of Nat. Hist'y & may be useful to in Richmond.


 Be particular in writing by the May or June packets as I shall
 probably receive those letters, often that it will be [more?] [?]
 as I shall probably spend next winter in wandering over Italy when 
        