
          the Catalogue of Plants growing in the vicinity of New York,
 published in 1819, which I have found hightly interesting; but
 if I am not misinformed it is another work to which
 W. S. referred. I shall therefore be under obligation to you
 if you will favor me with a line designating the title
 of your other? work, & the person of whom it may be
 procured. I am, Sir, very respectfully,
 Your obedt. Servant,
 WmDarlington . M.D. [name underlined]


 Dr. John Torrey,
 West Point. N.Y.


 P.S. The plan which I have adopted in my catalogue, (which
 is pretty much confined to the plants growing spontaneously in
 the district of country around this Borough, where I have been engaged
 in the practice of Physics about 20 years) is, to accompany each
 species with a condensed description of the essential, or most
 striking eatures, carefully taken from the best authorities, & ditigently
 compared with the plant itself before me - to note the general and
 particular habitat - the time of flowering, &, as far as opportunity
 afford, the time of [start underline] maturing the fruit [end underline] - with brief notices of the 
 properties & uses of each (so far as known to me) in medicine, [...]
 [...], and the arts. I commenced the undertaking a number 
 of years ago, before the valuable works of [Pu...h], Muhlenberg,
 Elliot, N...ttace, Barton, &c. &c., made their appearance, with a
 view to contribute my mite? towards a better acquaintance
 with American Plants; and had latterly almost abandoned the
 idea of publishing it, from a belief that it would be alto-
 gether superfluous. I have, however, finally concluded to print
 a very few copies, principally for distribution among my botany
 friends - & hope to complete it in the course of the present
 year a copy, in token of my respect for your character as a
 successful cultivator of my favorite science. - W.D.

        