
          17 Brown St.
Providence Mch 16, 1871

My Dear Doctor Torrey,

Don't poke fun at me! Micado
indeed!! Mch. 9. (post 13) is very prompt [?]
I have no cause to compalin.

Any plants from [N?] America are acceptable
Carices prized particularly. Any Carics from
any where are welcome.

I got none of Wright's N. Pac. Ex. Ex. unless
a few Japan species are included among
them.

Your set of Carices having typical plants
of.

C. circinata [Carex circinnata] Meyer
C. leiocarpa Meyer
C. petsasata Davey
C. scouleri Torr.
C. Parryana Dewey
C. Tolmiei Boott
C. [Melulensia?] Dewey
C. petricosa Dewey
C. Franklinia Boott

is valuable, outside of these species mine is
more so : I do not forget that I am to add
to your collection, which I shall soon begin
to do.

I have sent a bundle for the Torr. [Torrey] Bot. [Botanical]
Club to your care express paid [?] which
please give room until Mr. Leggett
        