
          be glad to enrich your herbarium & that of the
Lyceum, if I can send any new to you.

Of minerals, you will find none in the [account?]
of our district in Silliman's hands, which
you will want. His a [dry?] [plan?] [?] , except
for [?], rocks. I can find your [Chabosis?].
I expect to find you plants & minerals about the
10th of June. The gentleman who carried those last
year, will then visit N.Y. & leave them at
the place he did last fall.

You may perhaps think I am in haste
to [know/hear?] from the plants. I spent so much
time in getting them & preparing them
for the Lyceum, that I want to be sure
to know their names. For I am aware of the dis
advantages I am under to attend well to the study
of them. I have no wish to hear from the Cor. Sec.
which demands any [?], as you tell me what I want,
& should have said nothing about this point, had not
you mentioned it. Finally - I would not be in too
much haste - but hope [deferred?] [makes?] the most [sick?].
And for any voluable [valuable?] purpose to me this year, late
information would be of no avail. To you I need hardly
[?] the [assurance?] of my sense of obligation to
you. And if plants, which I can send, will be no recompense
you may well forbear. The Nos. remaining, which you
wished to know are 4, 5, 2 or 7, 8 ,10, 18, 19, 20, 22, 24, 31, 50 &
one or two more, I believe. I send Carex cespitosa, as I call
it. Can you send me all your Carices? I want them, to add to
mine - probably you have several which I have not.

With much respect, Yours [etc.?] C. Dewey

Dr. J. Torrey

        