
          it should be called S. [Scirpus] tripteris, but suppose he 
 must be gratified as to the S. [Scirpus] Olneyi. He is a
 Zealous and generous fellow, and sends me any quantity 
 of any dried specimens I wish for. 


 Thanks for the specimens enclosed, which are O.K. 
 As to Juncus nodosus it begins with Linn. sp. ed. 2 [Linné's species, 2nd edition] and
 the descr. [description] as your remark, looks towards, what we call J. [Juncus]
 nodosus, i.e. the plant with fewer, larger & compacter heads. 
 (is not J. echinatus, Muhl. [Muhlenberg]  a var. [variant] of it?) As to Linn. [Linnean]
 herb. [herbarium] I remark that Kalms specimen (the original 
 I suppose) has only 2 or 3 heads, and those rather less 
 dense than in what I call nodosus, but I take it for 
 that plant. Another specimen I suppose is J. polycephalus.
 The syn. [synonym] Gronov. [Gronovius] I can not verify with confidence, as 
 Gronov. ed. 2 [Gronovius, 2nd edition] has no such phrase as that Linnaeus cites. 
 I can make little of the plant of Pluk. [Plukenet] t. 92, p. 9,
 except that it does not look much like J. nodosus. 


 Michaux's J. polycephalus var. [variant] a is something 
 of the J. militaris or echinatus sort. His B. is
 our sparse small-headed polycephalus.


 Wright's Texan plants has a real Phalangium 
 croceum, with yellow flowers! Also a new [Eupatoriacus?]
 [(Agertoid?)] Composita, and a new Malva? I wish you could see. 
 I send a piece for your opinion. I have only one flower left. 


 What was the parcel at Wiley's. Anything from Bentham?
 Send the sheets of Ericaceae by mail, or with a parcel of clothes 
 which I believe Mrs. T. [Torrey] wishes to send Herbert. I will remember 
 the Cacalia & the Coreopsis. Hot & very dry here yet.
 I can only spare you a half sheet, and must close, as there is 
 much to enclose. Very faithfully Yours. A Gray


 <table class='tabular'><thead><tr><th>In the parcel of</th> <th>To</th></tr></thead> <tbody> <tr><td>Bot [Botanical] drawings. I send</td> <td>Dr. Torrey</td> </tr> <tr><td>a few specimens of                             </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
        