
          likely to issue from the press.

I have collected a few interesting seeds & shall collect others. 
among others I have the seed of the [crossed out: illegible] Cruciferous plant 
which has been a subject of correspondence & an Alyssum or
Lunaria with very large inflated Silicles [Siliques]. 
I intend to visit the next summer & can then furnish any
thing desirable that I may have in propria Persona.

Verry [Very] Respectfully
Yr St [Your Servant] MC Leavenworth
US Army
J Torrey

The Nemastylis which I have enclosed with the Psoralea differs
I think differs materialy [materially] from the description of the geminiflora
by Nutall [Thomas Nuttall] . The leaves are not so long as the Stem nor is
the arrangement of the flowers the same. The inner Petals
are curled at their extremely [i.e. extremity?] so as to make a cup.
You need not fear to destroy the specimen I can furnish
others. Dr. Short [Charles Wilkins Short?] has a good drawing of the plant which was
presented to me by Dr. Hale & sent by me to him.
        