
          I was very well received by those gentlemen
 for whom I had letters from you, Dr. Gray and
 Dr. Engelmann. I delivered to Mr. Decaisne
 the bot. [Botany] of the Mexican Boundary, and the
 other pamphlets to the Botanical Society & to 
 Mr. Jacques Guy, the old friend of Asa Gray.


 I expect before long Mr. Buckley who
 has been herborizing in Texas for the two last
 years. Having visited the yet unexplored northern
 Texas, he will probably bring something new.
 He has sent me already a paper description
 of half dozen new trees which will soon be
 printed in the Proceedings of the Academy 
 of Nat. [Natural] Sciences. How is Thurber going on
 with his general catalogue? Chapman's
 flora of the southern states seems to be a very
 complete and excellent work.


 Very respectfully yours.
 Dear Dr. Torrey,
 E. [Elias] Durand
 Phil [Philadelpha] Nov. [November]  2d 1860
        