
          Wms. Coll. Dec. 6. 1825.

My Dear Sir,

By the last No. of Sill. Journal, you
what I have called C. Torryana, that it is a good
species, & must stand, so that your name is fast
upon it. I suppose you have called the same plant
C. Davisii, for I know not what else you can
have [hold of?], at least I have no other. Now, if so,
I wish you to say so to me soon. For, as my name
is out first & the plant described, mine must stand,
& being a good sp. you will like to have it. But,
if the name be your C. Davisii, that must be changed,
& I have one that I wish so to call after friend Davis,
for, in consequence of your name & as you did not
answer my urging before, I have taken off his name
from the one I had so called & announced to him.
Yet that species, I designed for him, has gone to the
press, but I have another for him.

I have taken off Dr. Barratt's name too, tho' 
I might have got out my species before you will.
Yet, I am clear that is not C. nigra; it is so
difft. from all that is said. As to C. conoidea in
Muh, you will do as you please, but I know
it is not C. granularioides, &, I have no doubt
that Muh. had got another species some how. See
the species of C. conoidea in Schw. Herb.
Schw. too wrote me C. conoidea of Muh. was
very common about him & very [?] from
what we so call now. I know indeed you do not,
        