
          of Lichens and your Algae, also books and pamphlets; There 
await you your orders as to when how and where they shall be sent
you.

I have a few undetermined Lichens which I wish I could 
have settled. Some mosses have beens ent to Wilson of England,
which I hope soon to hear from through my frined J.P. James
of Philaia [Philadelphia?].

I have sent a few packages of Fungi to Rev. M. A.
Curtis D.D. of Society Hill S.C. and he says some are new.
What has become of Rev. M. [Hettoux?]? I should much
like to know whether he has returned and what he is 
doing.

I saw a few days since a little book of 3 or 4 pages
by a gentleman of Chester CO Penna. upon the [arasites?] nature
of Comandra umbellata Nutt. and several species of Gerardia.
Have you ever observed this character in these plants?
May I not hope to hear from you once in a great while?

Yours most truly,
E. Laning

John Torrey M.D.
New York.

        