
          Recd. Febr. [February] 10th 1834


 Prof. [Professor] Torrey, New York


 Dear Sir, I took the liberty to adress [address] you by Dr Webster
 a few plants which I submitted to your examination. If you have
 been so good at to look at them and write your opinion about
 them, please return them by the bearer Mr. E. Ducatel
 bother [brother] to prof. [professor] Ducatel of Baltimore and my brother in law.


 In comparing the european Agrimonia eupatoria with
 its american [congener?], I have found them [added: to be] what I have long
 thought they were, different species. Our passiflora resembles
 much more the european; the other would deserve the [appellation?]
 of americana. I sent you a sample of corydalis which
 is generally mistaken by our botanists for the aurea. it grows
 plentifully near the lower dam of the Michigan. Mr. Nuttall
 to whom I had occasion to show it, tells me that it has not
 been described and calls it passiflora. You may keep the
 samples as I have duplicates -- any of my collection that I can
 furnish you, are at your services. In speaking of the corypalis
 aurea, I cannot but mention to you a mistake made by Decandole 
 through Mr Rafinesque, who, probably from mistaking
 out corydalis passiflora for the aurea, had described the
 true aurea under another name; which description has been adopted
 by D. (see his [prodoums?])


 I am respectfully, sir, yours sr[servant]


 E. [Elias] Durand 
        