
          botany, and some knowledge of plants.
He sent me, last autumn, a very interesting
collection of specimens from that
region, and has promised me more.
I do not know how far his residence
is from the locality of the Darlingtonia;
but I shall request him, if possible,
to procure me both specimens, & seeds
of the new genus; and shall send him
one of the abovementioned copies, to enable
him to recognize it to a certainty,
if he should ever come across it.

You had not previously informed
me of the new species of Torreya
from California. I should be highly
gratified to see it; and if your
nursery-man succeeds in propagating
it, I shall hope for that pleasure.
My son is concerned, here, in a very
extensive & valuable nursery of
ornamental trees & shrubs (The firm
is P. Morris & Co.); and I shall urge
him to apply for some of the new
Torreya, as soon as it can be had.
Is any of the original species, of that
genus, to be had in your nurseries?
If so, I shall endeavor to have
it introduced to this neighborhood.
        