
          I have corresponded with Dr. Short of Lexington: &
 have received one interesting parcel of plants from
 him.  I am glad to hear he is sending some of his
 collections to you.
     Have you given up the idea of publishing your 2nd
 volume? or may we yet hope to see it?
     If you do not finish it soon, you may as well
 begin de novo & give us our United States Flora
 according to the Natural arrangement - & let us
 learn our plants in that way; since it seems
 to be settled that the [sexual?] system must yield 
 to the other. If I were to print a second edition
 of my West Chester [Florula?] (the 1st is now exhausted)
 I should be strongly inclined to attempt the
 natural method; as it compels one to
 study plants more carefully & philoso-
 phically.  But I have no idea of such
 a thing, at present.  I should very much
 like, however, to see a Flora of our country
 upon that plan.  Don't you think it would
 meet with encouragement, just now, suffici-
 ent to justify your unertaking it?


                        Yours, in [?].
                         very sincerely,
                                     Wm Darlington


 Dr. Torrey
 N.Y.

        