Edward Drinker Cope. — Frazer. yj 
fully delicate plant with a sweet smell (Ord. Smilacese) is pretty com 
mon in one or two places about here — have you seen it yet? 
"The distinctions of the orders are very nice; Ord. Labiatae you 
know is this way" (sketch.) "4 little nutlets.' I have been examining 
some of the Borraginacea, (Lithospermum and Mertensiae) and the 
ovary consists of 4 hard achenia, this way," (sketch); "the plan is" 
(sketch). "The corolla is not labiate either. Two Cardamines (Cruci- 
fers) are common about here, also Dentaria laciniata a pretty little 
thing and not very common. Doubtless you have Senecio aureus; the 
meadows are golden with it in some places. The two Veronicie, ser- 
pyllifclis and peregrina are found about here; they are delicate little 
plants, Nat. Ord. Scrophulariaceae. This order in its corolla, stamens 
and pistils is much like Labiatae, but the ovary is different, being a 
two celled capsule, thus," (sketch) "or, a section" (sketch). "Paulonia 
imperialis is a good example of a Scrophularious capsule. I mention 
these that you may be able to form some idea of whether the Westtown 
flora is anything "like ours: I would like to know what you find. Have 
you Dielytra cucullaria growing about W - I wish, if it is common, 
you would put a sprig in your answer. Corydalis glauca and C. aurea 
are two nice little plants of the Order Fumariaceae, but 1 have not found 
them wild here." * * * jn this letter he says "I do like a little feeling 
such as they had" (the letters of his sister Mary Anne) "It does well 
enough for boys to be stiff about their feelings , but girls and women! 
that is their department". 
June 10, '58. 
"I have the faculty of making something to do — if for no one else, 
for myself. I study nurserying, ornithology, herpetology, botany and 
fiageolet-ology." 
August 22, 1858, to P. C. Garrett. 
"Last 4th, day * * I took my gun, and went off to a woods not 
far distant * * * j penetrated the gloom of the forest primeval 
in search of its feathered inhabitants. I first came upon a family of 
the beautiful Cardinal grosbeak (Cardinalis virginianus) which I took 
much pleasure in watching, and one of which I shot. But it fell right 
into the midst of a wide creek, so that in order to secure it I was 
compelled to strip and swim. Just as I crawled out a splendid male 
flew by, and lit near at hand, which was so much more brilliant than 
my specimen, that I thought I must have it; so "in naturalibus" I 
banged away and soon had the beauty. I resisted the temptation to 
shoot a fine green heron or "fly up the creek" (Butorides virescens) 
and wound my way to where I heard cries of distress proceeding from 
my little woodland pet; the red eyed Vireo (Vireosylva olivacea). I 
found the casus belli to proceed from a mischievous flock of blue jays 
(Cyanocorax criatatus) who seemed bound to do some injury to 
Vireo or his family. These jays are great oddities, perfect buffoons; 
one while their notes are like an infant screaming; then like a large 
number of people engaged in low but animated gabble. In a minute 
you hear a metallic ring like the sound of machinery, when as though 
alarmed at your presence they take wing with loud cries. I left them 
