
          Dr Torrey,


 Dear sir, I send [sent] you a few spec. [specimens] of 
 a variety ? of Sisymbrium officinale found near the banks of the
 [?], between the Pha [Philadelphia] [Ice?] home and the columbia bridge.
 It grows in pretty large quantities on the skirt of a thicket
 rather exposed to the sun. Every plant shows the same
 aspect, with them almost simple, and the terminal lobe 
 of the lower leaves remarkably obtuse, in other respect, it
 does not seem to differ from the S. officinale from which 
 it maybe but a deviation.


 Yours respectfully


 E. [Elias] Durand


 Phil [Philadelphia] June 19th 1838
        