
          On Salix rigida I too have seen falcate leaves. I have not
Pursh - but think I would get him, if I should pursue botany - were it not
for you, I should have quitted long ago.

I used to call that Ribes, R. nigrum - but it seemed to be agreed that that is an
exotic - but this is as much indiginous as the Alder or Dogwood. It agrees better
with nigrum - but I was obliged to call it something else, & could do no better.
Ribes glandulosum, I sent for your remarks - tho' I had called it R. [lacustre?],
which you call it. It may grow about lakes or mashes - but I find it 1500
feet on Saddle Mt. - [where/when?] there has been no water, but rain & dew & more since
the flood. I did find [added: it] however, higher up , along a slow brook, muddy etc.
[crossed out: three lines beginning: "viola varia?" Is it not]
There are some other plants among the phanog. [phanogams] which I wish looked at - the
Viburnums especially Erigeron & more, I can not spend time to [?].
V. prunifolium or pyrifolium - which?

I wrote to Silliman about the Wavellite? I sent him a [prism?] too - &, he had
then only time to glance at it, & thought it a species most [?] from proability. And I did not suppose he would publish it. The mineral fell into the hands of two other Mineralogists,  
& they made wild guesses at it & I thought a name for knowledge might not
give all knowledge But it can not be W. and, is of course new - nothing answers to
it - but neither your analysis nor mine prevents its being a phosphate after all. I once
thought I detected a little fluoric acid - but finally concluded otherwise. At a future day I hope
to examine it more carefully & Silliman fairly calls on you for the analysis.

I saw some mistakes in Silliman's [?]. in your doings in the
Lyceum. But, except what I wrote, I thought pretty well of the No.
Your name stands conspicuous in the Lyceum, & I am glad to see it. I hope
you will not give up that work - but why do you object so much to Silliman's
paper? [?] [?], I know of old he was two years before me in College 
I had some doubts on his paper but am not a judge of some things. I wish
to speak well of him. Have you seen his papers in the doings of the Antiquarian
Soc.? He has sent me the vol. - "it is said to be highly interesting" by many 
my Laboratory has not allowed me to read much of it - but soon I shall.

I am glad Mr. [Braer?] has been with you. As I am perfectly acquainted with
him, I know how he would strike you. He has great zeal, & [?] activity, &
the first summer, he found out several hundred plants, without assistance &
he will try to do much & can do much, if he has the means.

Dr. Porter of [?], I know partially. He has sent me a plant or two, which
troubled him, & was able to find them out. He is an old Bachelor does not now
practice physic  very particular & familiar not poor, I am told - goes very
slowly along, is [?] & [?] has been several years in putting up 3 or 400
plants, but his Herb. is said to be beautiful indeed will not send you many plants, I
presume when Eaton was here, he was [over?], & we tired him out in hunting plants
for our [?]. I can say nothing against him. I can forward any thing to him.

I want to know the names of three grass-hoppers. One is the common
grasshopper - you must know him well. The second is the much larger one,
which flies up a few [feet?] in the air often, & there [stops?] and snaps at a great
rate - you must know him well too. The third is smaller than the common one 
is quite green, lively in its motions seems to have more flying powers &
has very long feelers on his head. I do not find [?] than them here &, I want their
names very much & soon. And also the names of the larger black cricket & the
smaller brown one - I see but two here. On Bugs, I will speak another time.
I am now waiting the arrival of your plants etc. I write now, that you
may know what I want to hear &, I hope you will not be too busy,
to give me a dose of it. With much respect  Your friend,  C. Dewey
        