
          I have received the parcel of plants you have been good
 enough to send me; Your proposal is exceedingly liberal
 and I accept of it. My principal object is to is to 
 complete, as for as possible, my N. [North] American herbarium.
 If you are not in immediate want of Raspael's microscrope
 I will differ sending you one until I have received
 another dozen I have just ordered  I have now but two 
 on hand and the demand has been great since a 
 couple of months. Your collection of American specimens
 must be so large that I can hardly offer you any duplicates
 of the plants I may have of this country, but if you
 wish foreing plants, I will offer you any you may
 wish [?] my exotic specimens - When you come here, or
 when I have finished my catalogue which I would send
 you. Otherwise I will pay you your own prices. I 
 have been amply supplied with Kentuckian plants by my
 friend Dr Peter. I send you below the list of plants,
 described in the ler part of your Flora, that I have [ast?]


 Yours very respectfully


 E. [Elias] Durand


 What have you [done?] of the prodophylleae? they are included by a typographical
 error, I suppose, in the Berberideae
        