
          I refraind [refrained] from hooking.

I have got some new things to send you
when I get [?] to send among them
fine specimens of C. juncea [Carex juncea] received
recently from Canby.

All I have of yours now to return
are the following

Carex Barbarae
Carex [Sholter?]
Carex decidua

[brace connecting three species above to the following paragraph]
with Bootts cannot protect
aginst naming plants with
such [?] [?] & scanty materials

[?] [?] of [?] of Michaux Sps
Then will be put in a cover to be marked
to return to Doct. [Doctor] Torrey so dead or alive
they will be known as yours.

Truly you obliged Frd [Friend]
Stephen T Olney

To. Prof John Torrey

        