
                                                         West Chester, Penn  Decem. 24, 1827


 Dear Sir,


                  I herewith send you a bundle of plants
 from the neighborhood.  It consists of two parcels - the
 small one contains such of those you desired, as I
 was able to meet with during the past season.  I
 hope next year, if I live, to procure at least some of
 the others, if not all, contained in your list of desiderata.
 The large parcel contains specimens on which I
 wish you to pass judgement, & furnish me with the
 names, when you can command as much time.
 Some of them, especially of the Carices, are doubtless
 enumerated in my catalogue; but not being familiar
 with the genus, and not having leisure, when I
 laid them out, to examine them, I thought I would
 send them along, and ask the favor of you to
 send me the names.  You will find labels with
 them numbered; & if you will be pleased
 to set down the numbers on  a sheet of paper
 & place the names opposite, I shall be able 
 at once to comprehend the whole, by referring
 to corresponding labels, which I have retained.
 I am aware that you are probably much en-
 gaged at this season, - and am far from wishing to
 encroach on your time; but whenever you can
 spare that much time, you will lay me under a
 great obligation by looking over the large parcel, and
 favoring me with the names, in the manner alluded to.
 In the mean time, you can keep that parcel by itself,
 until your convenience permits of an examination.
      You will observe among the plants in the
 small parcel, specimens of what I consider both

        