
          Manchester, N.J. 16 Feb 1844


 My Dear Friend.


 I was somewhat disappointed
 in not hearing from you either by mail or
 by your brother Mr. Wm Torrey on his arrival yesterday
 but I suppose you are hard occupied with
 labours both of mind and body - I am daily digging
 at my plants and contrary to my expectation occasionaly
 meet with plants collected some time since which I
 did not know I possessed - Do you want any
 more plants to make out your State sets?
 I you do I may help you to a few. I have now
 Struthiopteris Americanum which you aked for some
 time since from my friend George Vasey?


 My printing labels goes off badly for want of suitable
 type and a sufficient quantity. - If I had some five
 or six sets of such type as your labels [or?] printed
 with Torr. & Ga. Flora Nov. 5th Amer. & Torr. Cyperaceae. with
        