
          Michaux & Pursh's Flora. I have looked through it as far as the end of 
 the Grasses, but am not properly justified to make any important
 observations. The way to male the best use of this opportunity would have
 been to make a collection [added with caret: and bring with me from home] of plants which require comparisons with Mx's
 specimens. So far I have [met?] none that are not mentioned in the Flora, except
 among the grasses, & very few of them. Thery are placed separately from the rest as
 undetermined species, chiefly Panics [genus Panicum?]. Many of the specimens are bad and there
 are not many duplicates. There are however two divisions in the great
 Herbarium of the [?]. One is a general Herb'm [Herbarium] of all [counties?], collected
 from all quarters. In the other are the different Herbaria from which
 any [crossed out: of the ] author has compared a Flora, which are kept separate &
 distinct. From the last, duplicates are taken where any exist to [crossed out:complete[?]]
 complete the series in the Second Herb'm [Herbarium].


 I mentioned to [Fran�ois Andr�] Michaux P. [Palisot de] Beauvois' having called [Louis Claude] Richard the author of the
 Flora B.A. [Flora Boreali-Americana] He answered that [added with caret: Richard] had laboured [added with caret: at it] in concurrence with his Father [Andr� Michaux].


 Stevenson has just left me, we have has a talk about the
 Lyceum. He complains that no notice has been taken of young [Adolphe] Brongniart
 whom he recommended as a corresponding member & who at his request
 sent out a collection of plants which as I well remember were received.
 He says Brongniart is one of the most promising young men in Paris
 and would consider it an honor to be made a member. I wish you would
 attend to it, or remind [Jacob] Dyckman of it. [Jules] Cloquet is publishing a great
 work on Anatomy & his title of "Mem. Lyc. Nat. Hist. New York" [Member of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York City] figures
 on the title page along with the [first?] Societies in Europe. You see it
 depends only on [?] to acquire a name here, provided you can
 put a good face on the matter at home. Don't give up the [ship?], if
 you can survive the present crisis there is no damage. You can
 muster at least half a dozen good fellow, & that is enough. If you
        