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Philada [Philadelphia] October 23d 1838

Dear Sir

I thank you for your letter to Mr. Durand. I have
now some plants ready for Mr. Boot. [Boott] and will snatch
up a handfull for my good friend Sir W. J. Hooker
whose kindness I have never forgotten, nor is there a
man in [crossed out: England] [added: Europe] I more esteem in all respects.

In your 4 sections of Hosackia I suppose you do
not include Drepanolobus wh. [which] I think by the pod clearly
distinct. So the Torreya is settled at last in a
very curious and fine evergreen. Kentorus sounds
well enough but I think it may well be dedicated
to our friend D. T. Jefferson, Wray of Augusta Geo. [Georgia]
as you will see by the little note containing one or
two ripe pods. Looking at it again, I confess it is nearly 
allied to Phaca, but there are two if not 3 species of the
same curious and uncommon aspect
        