
          Manchester, N.J. 15 Sept 1846


 My Dear Friend


 Several weeks since I received
 your last letter and as there was nothing that
 demanded an immediate reply I did not
 answer it promptly =- I have been very busy
 at my plants and am getting things ready as fast
 as practicable - There are several that I would
 like to consult you about - But Mr. Rowell
 managed to give me the slip when he visits
 Princeton - Mr. Schenck did not say that he
 would see you & so the opportunity of sending
 you plants has passed by - On looking over
 my carices I find I have about 47 species
 and varieties (not included in the grass book)
 in sufficient numbers for sets about 15 [Cyperaceae?]
 and about 12 - 15 grasses - So I shall be
 able only to make up only about 75 - 80 new
 species of Grasses & Cyperaceae for a Grass Book
 Perhaps I may find a few more to add


 I have been making efforts for some time first
 to obtain Cyperaceae & Grasses in large numbers
 for sets but have failed for the most part, -


 Vasey & Olney alone have contributed in available 
 numbers _ Curtis has contributed largely to my
 private Herbarium - Chapman too has sent me
 a fair representation of the Botany of Florida
 and particularly of Cyperaceae - But neither
 have sent me more than single specimens.
 Mead has sent me C. Meadii - I had for-
        