
          Recd Oct. 14th
 And. Nov 6th


 Milwaukee Sept. 29th 1841


 Dear Sir


 Several days ago I put up for you a
 parcel of plants embracing such as I supposed may
 interest you and such as I could not determine
 satisfactorily. They are mostly of this years gathering.
 Since then I have received No 1 of vol 2 of the Flora which
 will enable me to decide upon some of them, but
 I hope you will have the goodness, as heretofore,
 to give me your opinion upon them. The
 new Gentian this year is mostly branched, in the
 same locality where they were last year mostly
 simple. I have sent you several specimens
 embracing all varieties, and have accompanied
 them with G. Crinita that you may compare
 with specimens from the same locality.


 An absence of several weeks in the middle
 of the summer will account in part for the
 smallness of my contribution this year.


 The plants are sent in a box [added: of minerals &c] to Mr. Wm [William] H Pease
 care of L.E. Morse &co [added: No 142] Nassau Street and I have requested
 Mr. P. to send them to you.


 Yours truly
 I.A. Lapham


 Dr John Torrey.
        