
          Wms. Coll. Nov. 27th 1820.

Dear Sir,

When you last wrote me you was on the eve
of departure on a tramp thro' the pine-barrens. It is more
than two months since your letter was dated. And I must
resort to the old plan of hearing from you, viz. write again.
My box & packet of plants etc. had then just arrived. From
them I want to hear - &, especially from the Carices, as you
have so fine a chance to study them, & from the Cryptoga
mia. There were a few phanogamous plants, that I want
to hear about. So much for the post, of which I hope the
future will tell. But I have, tho' I do not hear from you,
put up another packet of crypt. for you. It goes in a box
of plants, to [set?] out, for Mr. Prince of Flushing. I have
directed the box, as usual to Dr. John Torrey N. Y. By
opening the box in front, you will get at the packet, &
then I wish you to inform Mr. Prince, that he may
get the plants. They ought to be [set?] out now. I shall
however write him by this mail, telling him to call
on you. The box goes by the stage, & I shall do all
in power to have it put on board the first Steam Boat,
& think I shall succeed. I think it probable, the other
box [went?] two or three trips. But this box is 3 or
4 feet long - contains only Hylostum ciliatum,
for I can not lay my hands on more - about a
dozen Lonicera Eatoni, & about 20 Hylostum Solo
nis. Should Mr. P. make them grow, he will have enough
for the [present?] of the two last. The other I may get
him another year.

You told me of some plants for
me, but I suspect the river will be frozen before they
can get up.

What will be the price of Agardh's
Species Algarum?
        