
          A small quantity of paper would be very
 acceptable if convenient to send it: I shall
 need more to send my plants.-


 I hope soon to have plenty of room so
 as to work to better advantage. -


 I hope in a week or so to send you
 Mr. Fields plants (The grasses & Cyperaceae) and
 others in parcels as fast as I can get them ready.


 Belive me truly yours


 P.D.Knieskern


 P.S.


 Dr. Darlington has promised to send me his
 Flora Cestrica & his Reliquiae Baldwiniae [Balwinianiae?] - to the
 care of Wiley & Putnam's Book Store N.Y. - Will
 you please send them down to me when they
 [page torn: come?] to N. York? -


 [page torn: ?] [crossed out: ?]. Today I Received a letter from Dr.
 Sartwell of Pennsylvania stating that he has
 forwarded a parcel of plants for me to
 the Office of John Rice 117 Broad St.
 (up stairs) If it should be convenient to 
 inquire for them and forward them
 to me I should be very much obliged -


 Dr. englemann has also sent me a letter
 informing me that a package from
 him has been forwarded to the care
 of Wiley & Putnam - I am sorry to
 trouble you so much but Mr. Wm T.
 has so much business that he can scarsely
 think of botany - for twice he left the
 tin box full of plants for you hanging
 on the fence in plain sight where I thought
 he could not possibly miss it. - -


 Yours truly in haste P.D.K.


 [crosswise in the left margin:
 I have just learned that Mr. Schenck is [page torn, word illegible]
 to New York tomorrow I will try to send
 the ripe seeds of Lecontia Virginica by [page torn, word illegible] My addition to the house is going on pretty well
 Can you send me a small stick of [page torn: [phosp?] remainder of word illegible] I sent for some but it was lost before it reached me
        