
          and excellent botanist Dr. Fray, late of Savannah.
He wants to explore the whole of that [crossed out: en] terra incognito
the peninsula, the coast only of which has been traversed
by Rugel [Ferdinand Rugel], Blodget [John Loomis Blodgett] etc. etc. and asks me to bring to the
notice of northern botanists his wish and solicit
for him their aid. He is the right man doubtless
and as such I most cheerfully recommend him.
Now can't a dozen of you said men make
up a purse for him & agree to take a [?]
of his collections at a renumerating price.

Please let me know Doct. Torrey almost
annually says that "we must send some
one down there" but I have never heard of any
action in the matter. In the Doctor's letter to 
me he inclosed some half dozen new things
and sends a list of a dozen more. The
field seems to be most interesting in North 
America."

Yours truly
Stephen T. Olney

To Prof John Torrey 
New York
        