
          The specimens of [?] plum & Prunus spinosa were the same.
The tree bears a larger, yellowish red plum, almost always wormy,
not very pleasant, but occasionally fair & good. I suppose it a
native. I never knew it transplanted; grows in difft. parts of the
County, in woods generally. It is seen in the woods on the sides
of hills (as well as in open fields occasionally) where it was not sit [set?]
out.

No. 19. Can not be Aster conyzoides, unless I am very greatly
mistaken. I know the specimen was bad, & I have only a bad one,
but I hoped you knew it, as it was so difft. from any thing here, &
came from Con. I have no radical leaves.  The one, you call
Aster mutabilis is what I sent under that name more than a year
ago. I think you are right. I sent you Chora progilis, as you
named it long since, is this C. vulgaris, which I sent from St-c, or
rather, are they synonymous? The St-c Chara is branched at the
joints, ours is not. No. 25, I never saw till I found it, as you
recd. it, it an aquatic, in a running stream.

Onoclea sensibilis  barren frond pinnate
struthiopteris fronds sinnuate , doubly pinnafied 
Eaton

Were not [?] [?] according to [this/these?] definitions. Those I
have are so, & as they are kept entirely distinct, I do not know how
I mistake. I recollect, you mentioned a similar mistake last year.
I know I may be mistaken, or in hurry, made mistakes. But I am
not so uncertain about the diff. of these two, as I am of [?]
pilosus & campestris, which I shall not remember, but must have
book in hand, different as they be.

No. 56 of the last box [added: [?] trilobata,] I have mislaid it, can not find it,
or did not number it. Have any to spare. No. 4 too is in the
same state, Dicranum undulatum? I suppose in moving
my papers, the No. has blown off & away.

You tell me of your Prodromis for the first time. I am
however glad to hear of it. I hope there will be a Post-dromus
also. Botany yet needs labor, some corrections, etc. I hope
you will find aid, you want. I know of no one to help you, except
those you mentioned, unless a physician a little east of
us on the hills. He has done something , & is very careful so
far as he goes - but is not rapid. I know him & can write
him for you, if you please. He is likley to get some plants,
which we have not here.

You name many plants not
in Eaton, unless under synonyms. What an outrage those
are upon science as well as memory & [?]. Is there no
way to get rid of them.
        