
          up from Botanists. "This is the Magnolia [underlined: Magnolia], &
 that is the acuminata", says a man, as he 
 points out two trees of the Magnolia genus,
 & it is hard beating them out of their ignorance.


 Dec. 19th -- I have sent the plants to N.Y [N.Y.] by
 Schr. Olive, which sailed on the 17th. I could
 not send you notice until this day, as the mail
 has not since left here for the North. You
 cna find the box of plants by enquiring of
 John Ogden, 169 (?) South Street [underlined: John Ogden, 169 (?) South Street], to whom the
 vessel is consigned.


 Please to let me hear from you as soon
 as convenient, that I may know whether you
 have recieved [received] the box. Direct your letters to 
 Charlotte [underlined: Charlotte], N.C. --


 My respects to Dr [Dr.] Gray, if he is yet with
 you, & accept for yourself an assurance of
 the highest regard of


 your friend & servt.


 M.A. Curtis


 P.S. Dr. McKee [McKee?] handed me a specimen of Ludwigia [Ludwigia?]
 yesterday, which I can refer to nothing but L. uniflora, Raf [Raf.?].
 I enclose you two specimens sine fl. [underlined: sine fl.] -- The petals are much
 larger than the calyx. [here and in the next two lines is drawn a flower amid the text] The pencil sketch will give you
 some idea of it. The plant is 3 [crossed out] 2 [added] - 4 inches long, radicant,
 [added: 1-flowered,] flowers terminal; -- Dr. McK. [McK?] found it near


  
        