
          wish to know, if you can not send me by mail in a vial, a
few grains of potassium I need only a little. I wish it
much. It will come safely, I have no doubt.
I think I am right about C. conoidea Muh for he
says the capsule is "ovali-triquetra et obovata [?],
spica recurva", characters, except the [?], never yet
seen on any C. conoidea Schk., not agreeing with his fig. or
description &, if C. Gramlorioides is the same, [?] in the
case.

With high esteme, ever your friend C. Dewey

Dr. Torrey

C. aristata is now C. Torreyana.

Chester Dewey
Nov. 2nd 1825
Recd. Nov. 5th
Ansd Nov. 5th

Williamstown [?]
[?]

Dr. John Torrey
Prof. of Chem.
Mil. Acad.
West Point
N.Y.
        