
                                       Westchester, Penn.  March 24. 1838


 Dear sir,


                  My friend Dr. Worthington, of this place,
 expects to be in New York on Saturday next, the
 31st. [inst?] and it occurs to me that it will be a
 good opportunity to get home the parcel of unde:
 termined plants, which I left with you in
 November last, to be examined & named: i.e.
 provided ou have had  time to look over and
 label them, - or provided you shall have time
 to do so, before he calls.  I will give him
 a note of introduction to you, & he will
 oblige me by calling for the parcel.  If you
 have not had time to examine  them, you
 will please to keep them until you can
 do me that favor.  I expect another oppor-
 tunity about the middle of April - if that
 will suit you better: (that is, in case the plants
 are not labelled, when Dr. [W?] calls).


       Tell Dr. Gray that I never received the letter
 he says he sent for me to Mr. Nuttall - & Mr.
 N. says he never saw it. Dr. Gray wished me
 to send him some specimens of Stellaria
 borealis (or rather S. seligimosa, as he says); &
 you may inform I will endeavor
 to [illegible] him some specimens, in my Herbarium
 & forward by Dr. Worthington.  I duly received
 Mr. Reynold's pamphlet, he was so kind as to
 send me; for which I thank him.


                                     Yours  truly,
                                                     Wm. Darlington


 Dr. Jn. Torrey, N. York
        