
          Manchester, N.J. Aug. 12th 1845

My Dear Friend

Yours of the 7th Inst. is before
me I remained at Freehold two days until
Mr. Torrey's case was decided, which decision
for once was for Mr. Torrey. - We returned at
night and I was prevented from obtaining
the Melanthaceous plant mentioned in my
last. From this imperfect specimen which I
obtained in great haste I have an impression
that it is a different species from the one
obtained at the Big Brook last year -

I am looking for a favorable opportunity 
to run up and get a supply. - It is
about 10 miles from manchester -

Yesterday I put up in great haste [added: & sent by Mr. Rowell] a few
specimens of the new Scirpus and also a
few of the Rhynchospora. - I was induced
to call it new for reveral reasons - Its
capitate inflorescence, & more slender form
[added: than] R. cephalantha, smaller heads & heads in
greater numbers - and its growing in dense
clumps or bunches of from 25 - 50 together
which was not the case with the specimens
I collected when on our trip with you south
and again last season of the (Simon Pure)
R. cephalantha. - By the bye I now recollect
        