
          The reason I did not call C. [washingtonia?]
[?], C. [?] was that I had no proof
that the name was [?]. As I recollect any
thing said about it led me to suppose it
was a var. of C. saxatilis & that clearly is
not like my plant. Nor on the [?] or I
think in the [?] And in any account of it
I mark of the diff. between it & C. [?]
according the Schw. [?][?] which was
all I had to [?][?] for [?] you
account of C. nigra & my C. [Wash?]
are the same. C. nigra is short 4 inches
[?] with a [ovary?] with spikes [?] below
an upper [?] lower on [?]
with All. & Willd. contained - as both give
difft. & sim. account. I have been honest &
[?] in this whole matter. I have meant to
be. No one has been wronged when I knew
the fact. [?] did not tell me about
his Florida. I have heard that [Lewis] Beck is
ill - & doing little. The [?]
around him about 80- as could be
but it was too late. Dr [Ebeneezer] Emmons told me
the other day that they had [?] [?]
I would [?] [?]. Let it be [?] [?]

I now tell you no [secret?] I expect to go to
P_d [Pittsfield] in May next - & to quit college. My friends advise
me to it & I have agreed to go. We
are now looking about for a prof. of 
chem. & nat. hist. Would you come
        