
          whom you spoke so highly of.  I think we can yet send over some 
species of indigenous plants that will be interesting.  It is so difficult to
keep many of our American plants particularly Orchidea that they
are often lost in European Botanic Gardens & their stock requires replenishing
Perhaps if it will not be presuming too much I may trouble you
hereafter for an introduction. We should be much pleased
to become acquainted with some scientific gentleman in the southern
states who could furnish us with an annual supply of seeds of
the [?] sp. of Magnolias. - M. cordata - macrophylla grandiflora
auriculata - any or all of them.  If you should meet with any one
of this description please [collect?] us.

In conclusion I have the honor to subscribe myself
Very sincerely
Yours.

Andrew J. Downing
        