
          laxe conclusus scaber est, saepe tomento vel pelliculis 
obvolutus et rugosus, non dividuus, subftantiam 
obtinens nuclei avellani oleosam & dulcem, sed
cum insigni adstrictione, quae in recentibus tanta 
est, ut esui non sint."  You say, "Pray send 
me a specimen of the new coniferous plant from Texas"? 
I am not quite sure what you mean. I have among 
my "Plantae dubiae" from Texas, some stout willow
like branches, of apparently an amentaceous plant. 
There are only 2 or 3 young silky leaves at the apex of 
the branches. Plenty of catkins, like those of a willow.
In each scale of the male catkin are 7 or 8 short stamens.
In each scale of the female catkin do, 1 pistil [small drawing] with a caducous 
style; each ovary with one pendant ovule! 
If I have spoken of this to you (which I do not recollect)
I must unintentionally have called it 
Coniferae. If this is what you mean you shall 
have specimens of any remain, of wh [which] I am very 
doubtful. Indeed the specimens are so ordinary- 
looking & unintelligible, that I almost 
doubt if any are distributed, & I may have 
put into the fire all but my own specimens.

With my last letter I sent you, through Mr. Shaw, 
£10 as my subscription towards the collector who 
is going to Santa Fé. Pray set down the 
names of Dr. Graham, Mr. Bentham, Mr. Fielding, 
& Mr. [Winck?] as subscribers for a set 
of the plants. I have announced the circumstance
in my "Companion," & I doubt not 
there will by & bye be many more subscribers. 
I mentioned the matter to the Duke 
of Bedford, who has today sent me £10 as 
a contribution to the expedition, [crossed out: und?] with 
the understanding that his share of the collection
        