
          No.                       Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C. Apr 22 1857

Dear Dr. Torrey
[Encd? Enclosed?] your [letter?] last
Evening and forward the [underined: Scoliopus]
as you requested. You may send
the oak directly to me if you please
I think I would prefer the Blk oak
as I collected it and observed
it very fully - which the [Zechinacia?]
is only found south of my sample
I have communicated [and?] [Leut?] has
all your wishes [in fascia?] to the 
botanical reports - and he will 
see that they are [complied?] with
I say much fear that the 
appearance of the first [segnaluca?]
of your [report?] will not suit you
the connections made had [few?]

        