
          get them, & will return them to you in the
same way. I do not ask too much, if you can
oblige me.

I have C. alata from Dr.
Chapman, & it is C. foenea from Muh. Herb.
sent me by Schw. from Muh's own hand. Yet,
I wish to see if yours is not different, as it must
be. You mention a host of fruit in a spike.

You see that Wood has the 2nd Edition
of his Bot. out, & that he has hit on a
way of starting an [crossed out: [?]] analysis, that was
not the Lin. System, & is admirable so far
as I have tried it. Certainly, it puts it
in the power of a [?] to begin & to
go on with [ease?], as much as in the
Lin. Method.

The death of Dr. Crawe of [Wateton?],
how sad, a sacrifice to his ardor in Botany.
He was visiting the grounds, where he
had found rare plants last year, & in his
ardor used a leaky boat. I hardly [?]
[?] writing of plants while this [?]
is before me. May the Savior comfort
the hearts of the afflicted.

May I hear from you soon, & be
once more

Your Obliged Friend

C. Dewey

Dr. J. Torrey
        