
          [?], I found in a mineral from
Emmons resembles garnet.

I had seen no notice of Bigelow's own
Ed. of his Flora. I must write him about
one thing in it.

Your Compendium will interfere with Eaton's
work very much I fear. I shall be sorry if it
does - for he lives much on his work. Still you
had full right to publish yours. It must be
good indeed as a manual. I have barely seen
his 4th Ed. - too many old names remain,
as I fear.

An easy test of Lithia in Petalite is given
in [Brande's?] Chem. [?]. 331, N. Y. Ed. As it is
taken from Berzelius, it may doubtless be dipended [depended]
on.

I have done little in Minerology
this winter or spring, except the mere packing
up of a few for friends. And perhaps I shall do
little more. I hope to go to Newburgh in the vacation,
say about May 16 to 20, & if my health will permit,
I shall come to N. York. In the mean time,
I want to put up some bugs for you - but I am
in great trouble for boxes, & know not what I
can do but shall sit continuous at work - &
put them up in poor [?] rather than keep
them longer.

Brother Wright will
hand you this & by him, be so good as to
send those pamphlets if they do not get started
before.

With much esteem Your friend
C. Dewey

Dr. J. Torrey

        