
          91 Recd. Sept. 13th

Oriskany Sept 9th 1839

Dear Sir.

I should have answered your last letter before
now if an unusual pressure of medical business had not
occupied my time on the one hand & a desire to procure
a quantity of Cypripedium roots before I should write
on the other.

I procured 800 roots in good order
and packed them up in a box with about 25 good
shrubs of Kalmia glauca a few Sarracenia purpurea
a few Pogonia verticillata etc. The box weighs 156 lb.
I put it on board a lake boat (Henry Oswego line
Capt. Uhlan or some such name.) on Monday
Capt. told me he would probably get to New York
by next Friday or Saturday. I marked the box with
your address and directed him to send you word
as soon as he arrived in New York & in case you
should not call for it before he left New York
to leave it in some store house and send you 
word where it was left.

I did not pay
any charges at this time.

With regard to Botany I have laid in largely every
thing that has come in my way. The umbeliferous
plant in the swamp is now in flower the seeds not yet
ripe. I discovered today that it is a perennial, a dry
and a green stalk [added: or rather standing on] growing from the same root with
the impressions of other stalks somewhat similar to those
found on the roots of some species of Convallaria

In my next I will give you a detailed account
of my time south, it is nearly time for closing
the mail for this evening

I fell gratified with the success of Dr Gray
& should be very glad to see him on his return

Remember the proposed adventure to St Fee
and in due time inform me of your views &
plans which will be most likely to prove successful

Believe me truly yours

P D Knieskern
        