
          short point or slight beak, slightly nerved, entire
at the orifice or slightly emarginate, a little
inflated; pistillate scales variable lower ones broad
ovate cuspidate, higher broad ovate & lower lanceolate or
sometimes obtuse, about half the length of the
fruit; whole plant light green.

Banks of the Black River, Watertown; Dr.
J. B. Crawi.

Pittfield [art.?] 2. I am now lecturing here for
six weeks to come, Deo volente. I have brought
on your package of Carices , to finish here, as
I have the time & means. Only a few require
to be examined closely, & a few others are new, I
see. I expect to finish them, & send them to
N.Y. to you by Dr. Clarke or some one
else. I shall send one now, & let you
know where I am & your plants too. You
will begin Lectures in N.Y. before I
shall leave this.

I have just read our friend Gray's
Text Book 2nd Ed. What an improvement.
I had not thought it possible, when the
other was so good. Improvement is the
motto & the [?] I am not so bad in
my views by [?] [added: on the Nat. System] as you have supposed me,
for tho' I told you what I disliked, I did
not tell what I admired. It is a grand

        