
          else it belongs to the N. Y. State flora and it ought not
 to be passed over without notice - I found it on
 my Long Island trip near Mauriches in company with
 Rhynchospora cepthalantha in the latter part of June
 1841 - You will also please recollect that Rhynchospora
 capillacea grows in a cranberry marsh near Oneida Lake
 in Oneida Co where I collected it several years since
 under the supposition that it was the young state of
 R. alba. at that time I had not studied the family.


 I have today examined the Rhynchospora species
 you so kindly sent me some time since and take
 pleasure in thanking you for them. They were
 new to me Viz. R. filifolia, R. rariflora, R. Baldwinii
 I have a little more than half of the species
 enumerated in the Monograph and feel much
 interested in the genus - I expect a few additions
 from our friend Curtis when his package comes
 to hand. -


 Your Lancets are acceptable
 but do not take them barely for my convenience
 it is too heavy a tax! -


 I am preparing
 Mr. Field's plants and will send a parcel by
 your brother when he goes to N.Y. next time
 if he can conveniently carry them - For this
 time I will send Cyperaceae and for the
 reason that I did not know what species of
 Caries are found out of the pines I send you
 all I have and with a pencil mark those N.[J?].
 which I know to be natives - Let Mr. T. have them
 all or only the N[J?] species as he may wish - And

        