
          The C. bullata, so called from
R. I. has commonly short, thick
spikes, large in diam. & densely
fruited. Boott's figs. are from
some of the smaller specimens,
& more [lox-fruited?] than
common, so that it greatly
resembles C. vesicaria, [added: whose] larger
& thicker spikes, as Wm. Boott
wrote to me.

Truly Yours

C. Dewey

Prof. J. Torrey LL.D.
        