
          Hudson. July 24th 1819

Dear friend,

I send you this plant
by W. Coddington, because I
can. What is it? I find it in lakes
&c[etc.]

I return to Troy tomorrow.
What if I should convince you
that I have discovered a new
Sparganium? I discovered it
ast summerendeavored to
make it the natans, Yesterday
was at the lakes on the Catskill 
Mt [crossed out: yesterday] and found the true
natans. Now I know that
the Troy species is neither natans,
pinsley, vars. &c[etc.] nor any thing which
        