
          As you for your kindness in furnishing them) made use of .
You can from no idea unless you have lately been out of town
how very dry the country is at present our smaller
plants are suffering quite severly although we are watering
such as feel it most sensibily. Among the farmer complaints
are making respecting the pasture fields & the crop of corn
it is farmed write be formale & [potatoes?] my searce [search] small &
poor. I understand you have had more rain lately in N. York
I am sorry to have given you so much trouble about
the Bot. [Botanical] Miscellany. Do not put yourself to any inconvenience 
respecting it only I should be [added: much] pleased to peruse it when you can
conveniently put it in my power. The botanical tracks Mr Andylu
Love I have been much delighted with & return them to day.
The difficulty of getting hold of any thing of the kind out of 
the city makes the appetite my keen & I am alway [always] most thankful
from anything to devour. I shall hold myself in readiness to 
accompany you to N. [New] Jersey but venture to hope for the
benefit of my own engagments that Dr Gray will not be
ready before the middle of September.

Most truly yours
A.J. Downing
        