
          members, and Mr. Dewey, honorary
member. They, being situated so far in the
interior, in an uneven primitive country [crossed out: they]
will be of great use to the society. I will [added: be] answerable
for their acceptance. Mr. Dewey is about
33 years old and Mr. Kellogg 26 - two such
persevering, honorable and benevolent men are
rarely to be found. They are preparing themselves for
teaching Nat. Hist. to the classes hereafter.

I wish you could come here and spend a week or two
with us. In September we calculate to take a
tranverse section from the top of the [primitive?]
ridge to the N. York [?] in the manner of [?].
You speak of my writing a flora of the N. States. I
have none of your modesty, sor without half Doct.
[Caspar] Eddy's talents, I would readily undertake it, if
my pecuniary circumstances would permit. You know
it would yield no [results?] for 2 or 3 years. I calculate
to publish nothing but a new edition of my
Manual. I have already befun to arrange material
for that, which I may have ready in 
a year or two. I intend to include all the species 
of N.S with characters as long as [Parson's?], but
contrasted by sections as under Quercus. At
the end of each species I shall give popular
characters by signs in the manner of Phelps.
I can compass the whole in 300 pages 12 [mo?] and
give more striking characters than Bigelow does.
The society will be thankfully received. I intend
to insert all new species etc. I may publish it
next spring - perhaps not. I have published but
400 copies of this edition. I you help sell
it, we will try another edition next spring.
        