
          Dr J. [John] Torrey, N. Y. [New York]


 Red [Received] May
 And [Answered]  May  20


 Dear Sir, I send you in
 haste a volume of my herbarium containing the genera
 you are studying.


 Your letter dated 19th altiues, accompanied
 by sending packages, was dult received and the parcels
 distributed or forwarded. I rejoice to see that you have
 not forgotten my desiderata of N. Y. [New York] plants. I am indeed
 very anxious to increase my collection and render it worthy,
 at some period, to be presented to some scientific initiation
 in my native country. To forward my object, I
 would like you to put me in the way of exchanging
 the duplicates to send to any botanist who would be disposed
 to exchange with me, requesting a similar list from him
 in order effectvelly [effectively] to increase the [added: number of] species of our herbaria
 and not that of our duplicates. You will see by the 
 vol. I now send you that I have a great number [added: of duplicates] of
 interesting plants.


 I regret that I had not the chance of sending you
 all the families you have already described, as I would be
 sure of the authenticity of every one of them; I know you
 will here after write to me for the remaining families as
 you will study them.


 Nicolet has been here for about 2 weeks. I am 
 much mistaken If I did not understand him say
        