
          Raleigh, Sept. 15th. 1837


 Recd Sept 25


 My Dear Sir,


 Yours of the 28th. was recd. a 
 few days since. I was very glad to hear from 
 you again, for I began almost to think that 
 you had given me up. I was however disposed
 to impute your silence to the duties of your
 great survey. How I should have rejoiced to
 have been with you in your herborizing expeditions; 
 Though if I have leisure for such employment 
 it will be devoted to the plants of
 N.C. -- I am very anxious to spend an entire season
 in our Mts. with nothing else to do, but such a 
 thing can hardly be done. And when I shall
 be able to make a partial survey I know not.


 So I have lost my last new species. I was
 really certain ofthat plant. I am sorry though, 
 that it proves the same with Croom's plant, but
 I had not access to his description. My impression
 was that he had founded [founded?] that species on its single [underlined: single]
 spike. -- But let it go, I shall try some more 
 bye & bye. -- Polidago elliptica, Ell? in my Catal.
 should be a synonyme [synonym] to S. pyramidata. As near
 as I can recollect they are the same, but I am
 not certain.

        