
          have any particular plants [added: of that country] in views of which you would like to have an extra
 number collected, please inform me, as this place-
 An anticipated visit to N. York [New York] has prevented my writing to you
 upon this suject before, & this imperect catalogue which I forward, makes me
 almost regret to do so [now?]- Mr. Schoolcraft, will probably visit New
 York early in the season-
 As this catalogue was taken from my pocket notes [crossed out: illegible] does not
 contain authorities for the specific names, but as Eaton's manual [added: 5th edition] was the
 work which I used in the field, you will easily understand it, by reference-
 Plants of the following genus, upon which subject I have consulted Dr. James
 appear to be undescribed in the works which we consulted; vir. Artemesia,
 Lysimachia, Helonias, Drosena, Coumelina, Boerhovia, Burias,
 Batichia, Eryngium & Primula- Supposing it would not be uninteresting
 I have added localities, in the catalogue of most of the plants then
 are duplicates-Most of those generic names which stand alone
 refer to plants, which were collected when circumstances would not permit
 a specific examination, on which were not described in the works in my
 posession [possession]-Will you please inform me as what time you will probably
 publish your proposed work on Cryptogenous plants, we look for its publication
 with much interest- In a conversation [crossed out: illegible] with Dr. beck of Albany
 more than a year ago he infromed me that he would probably publish 
 his proposed work on musci early in the last summer- I have
 not yet learned whether that work is from the prep-


 Yours [?]
 Douglas Houghton.


 To Prof. John Torry [Torrey]-
        