
                                          West Chester, Pennsylvania Sept. 16. 1844


 Dear Sir,


               I wrote to you, some five or six
 weeks ago, in reply to yours of July 8 informing
 you that I had sent a small parcel to New York,
 containing such specimens as I could furnish,
 of those you desired - & regretting that I was so
 poorly provided with those you wanted.  Among
 others, I sent a poor little Southern specimen of
 Gentiana [ochioliceae?], received from Mr. Curtis;
 and some miserable worm-eaten specimens
 of G. saponaria.  Since then, I have obtained
 two or three pretty good specimens of G. [illegible]
 from a friend who introduced the plant into
 his garden, a few years ince, - & when it grows,
 and flourishs, perennialy.  Having a direct op:
 portunity to Princeton, I have put up a couple
 of specimens for you; which I hope will answer 
 your purpose.  I have also accompaied them
 with a few specimens of our G. saponaria - gather:
 ed on my farm, a few days ago.  You can therefore,
 compare both these species with your own specimens,
 & see whether my Flora is correct, in thus naming
 them. If there is any error, I should be glad to
 know it. - I recently received a letter from
 Dr. Engelma, of St. Louis, in which he manifests
 some interest in knowing the species of Euphor:
 bia, called in my Flora, E. maculata & E. hypericifolia.

        