
          ansd. May 21st                          West Chester, Pennsylvania Oct. 6. 1838


 My dear Sir,


                         I avail myself of an opportunit
 afforded by one of my sons going to New York to send
 a package to you - a portion of which is for your-
 self, - and its accompaniment for Mr. [Lapham?] of
 Milwaukee; which later I hope you may find
 an opportunity to forward without too much
 trouble.  I know of no other channel by which
 I could communicate with Mr. Lapham, in the
 form of a package, too large for the mail.


      Your favor of the 17th August was duly received.
 I am glad to learn that you can conveniently
 procure the residue of Hooker's Flor. [illegible] Americ.
 for me, when it appears.  You will oblige me by
 causing the numbers to be sent to Carey & Hart's,
 when they arrive; & I will attend to the subject
 of cost & charges.


      In the package herewith
 sent, you fill find my "great cardamine" - which
 proves to be nothing but Nasturtium officinale!
 It is so much coarser than the specimens I had
 seen, that I did not recognize it.  Mr. Nuttall
 set me right.  It grows in abundance along two
 or three streams in our great Limestone Valley, 
 about 5 miles north of West Chester: but it may
 have been introduced by some of the early settlers.
 I never saw it until brought to me this summer.
 I have added one or two other plants, which
 were collected in the west, 3 years ago, by my sone
 which I wish you would examine & pronounce on.
        