
          Oriskany June 23rd 1840.

Dear Sir!

Your letter dated June 8th was received containing
$25. with a copy of the last Geological report. Dr. Gray
did not stop at this place, but sent me a line 
from Utica stating that the package was left at
W. W. Crafts, Esqr. Utica where I called and on inquiry
found that he had goneto his father's. It would
have been gratifying to have seen him, if it had
been but for a few moments.

About that
time I made search for the Collinsia verna without
success it was probably too late for it has been found
this season in abundance. On the 13th Inst. I
started on an excursion North & passed through
Copenhagen, Waterstown & Brownville to Sackets harbor
where I spent a day along the Lake shore and
returned by a some what different rout, was
absent from home six days. I wished very much
to obtain Dracocephalum parviflorum but did
not find a single specimen. But several other
interesting plants were found of which I of course
laid in a good supply, among which is a small
species of fern of which I send you a specimen It
grows in the crevices of Limestone rocks near Copenhagen
on Deer Mine at the high falls in abundence 
but rather young. Another species was found
on rocks between Watertown and Brownville. This
is more simple, erect, stem dark brown or black and
very scarce, both have somewhat the appearance 
of Pteris. Here I also found Asplenium rhizophyllum
& A. trichomanes. Hedyotis ciliolata Hook at Watertown 
& Brownsville & H. caerulea. Polygala [Lanega?], Senecio balsamitae
Penstemon pubescens and an (to me) unknown grass, a
cruciferous plant in fruit Turritis glabra? And near the
Harbor Geranium carolinianum? or G. dissectum? And
on the rocky shore of the Lake a cruciferous in
fruit & blossom, Arenaria lateriflora shady groves near
the lake Lathyrus maritimus & L. a Viburnum 
resembling in form of leaf somewhat the dentatum is it
pubescens? Astragalus canadensis L.? too young. Juncus setaceus?
        