
          want in the Lyceum a [?] of tremolite, whose fibers are 2
feet long, & which is 5 or 6 inches on a side? Tell me soon, if so.

Your minerals in the large box, except Bornite & one or
two more, I had already received specimens of by other hands. As duplicates, they are valuable - but I know their faces well. The minerals
in the small box, are most of them new to me, & very interesting, even
a treasure. They have much gratified my eyes. Before the plants
I [?] for awhile. So many new ones - but I will not tell
the [phosum?]. I have looked at them constantly. You will accept
my thanks. I see in your Catalogue many more I want - but I
can [added: not] pay you for them.

In my [late?] excursion, I
found Callitriche [viona?], or I suppose. I never saw it before, & it
is in fruit. I inclose a specimen. Also one new Chara, perhaps,
two - Euphorbia depressa, I believe, in dry soil - Spiraea tomentosa  
Eriocaulon pellucidulum [pellucidum?]  Dulichium spathamemum [spathaceum?] 
[Cuphalanthus?]  occidentalis  Potamegaton fluitans  & one other
I believe  an aquatic with oval leaves, floating by a
long skinny stem  Sagittaria heterophylla  Solidago  
-a Prinos on dry mountain land  & some others in this County.
Among black whortleberris grows a plant much like the whortleberry,
bearing large black berris [berries], very black & smooth, glossy. And on
a Mt. another plant, like whortleberry, but now with white berris [berries],
nearly as large as [shinny?]. The Andropogon, I found soon after
I wrote you, is A. ciliatus, Ell. as it seems to me, which Muh,
says is A nutans. Elliot's discription agrees [best?] with this plant, but
I can give a better one. Can you tell me any of these above, from
what I have said. There are more plants down the County, than here 
there are so many ponds & marshes, which are very rare here.
Cyperus strigosus shall be forwarded.

I shall be glad to see
your analysis of [Dotholite?]. Your next letter promises to be highly
interesting to me. Mr. [Northan?] goes to N.Y. about the  [1st?] Nov.
By him you may expect a load.

With much respect yours,

Chester Dewey

Dr. John Torrey
        