
          Do not forget to put by some plants for
me as they fall in your way, and send them 
to me and trust me to make some return.
I can scarcely hope our southern plants
will be needed by you, except the very rarest,
which of course are difficult for me to get.
I took occasion a few weeks since to go in
the country on a special search for Stokesia
and Tripterella (Burmannia) which I have
long been looking for, but without success.

Yours truly,
Lewis R. Gibbes.

There are some plants from Elliott's
Herbarium, which I selected at your request
some years ago, and were sent to you. We
want them back for the Herbarium, very
much, and must ask for their return.
I wrote to Dr. Torrey some time ago about
them, but they have not yet come. Who 
has them?

Dated Nov. 5.
        