
          I shall think myself richly repaid, by any specimens
 of American plants, contained in my list of Desiderata,
 which you may have to share.  I did send a copy
 to Dr. Hooker; but have never corresponded with
 Messrs. Greville & Lindley; & presume they have not
 seen it.


     In the package of plants received from Kentucky
 from Dr. Short, there were a very few which he did
 not know, & which we have not been able to
 make out, but the greater portion were such as are
 familiar to Botanists acquainted with plants of
 that region.  Those which are undetermined, I
 have always proposed to bring with me, some
 time, to New York, & submit to your exam-
 ination.  If I do not get there soon, I may pro-
 bably send a package to be inspected by you, &
 returned with your remarks.


     I sent a large package of our Chester County
 plants, last spring, to Dr. Hooker, agreeably to a
 request from him; & have just received a letter
 acknowledging the receipt of them.  He appears to
 be highly gratified with my remittance - & informs
 me he has sent a bundle of British plants, with
 a copy of the Flora, in return.  It has not yet come
 to hand.  I called his attention particularly to our
 Cardamine rotundifolia; & he says he has had it
 engraved  for the Botanical [Miscellany?}-
 adopting"for the present" my
        