
          I perceive you have given a place to E. pilosa, in your
 compendium.  Have you specimens of it? Or is it
 inserted on the authority of [Purgh?] & Nuttall?  I should be 
 very glad to see an authentic specimen of [illegible]
 E. pilosa.  The description, in some respects, suits our
 plant pretty well; but in others it does not.  The
 leaves of ours are perfectly glabrous on the upper
 surface; but the under surfare is covered with fine soft
 hairs. They are also very [active/entire?], even under a lamp, instead
 of being ["tenuiforma serrata?"].  The fruit is covered with
 small [verrucae?] - and is about the size represented in
 the drawing.  Indeed, the drawing is a very striking picture
 of the specimen from which it was taken - though
 as I said before, the specimen was rather under a
 medium size.  I hope, with the aid of dried
 specimens formerly sent you, & those sent to Mr.
 Prince for cultivation - together with this [illegible]
 you will be able to determine the character of
 the plant satisfactorily.  If you shall conclude
 it to be hitherto non descript, I shall certainly
 not object, - but be highly flattered by the specific
 name which you propose to give it.  If it turnsout to be 
 already described, or named, I shall still
 be glad to have it ascertained; & hope you will
 inform me of the result of your inquiries.


     Dr. Boott, of London, has offered to compare any
 doubtful specimens I may have, with those in the
 Herbariums of [Pursh?], Smith, etc.and I propose
 to send him this plant, with some others, for that
 purpose.  It seems Dr. B. has pronounced the [Cardamine?]
 rotundifolia & the Arabis rhomboidia to be identical.
 As I think very diffently, I mean to send him both plants;
 and hear what he has to say, after viewing them.
        