
          17 Brown St.
Providence Octo 20, 1871

My dear Sir

Your valued favours of 17 & 18th came
in due course. Thank you for the use of C. [Carex] incurva
& circinata [Carex circinnata]. They were drawn, [added: (ie print)] colourized and
ready to return last evening but I wanted to
overlook them this AM by [clean?] morning light.
Mr. E made sad work with one of the  six culms
making it look so badly I pulled the [runam?]
of it off. Your specimens are like all
so far described very pretty young achenum with the style
bent within it and the stigams just protruding.

C. incisma [Carex incisa?] seems to be very rare as an
American plant.

The dismissal of Parry seems to be a very
arbitrary act. I doubt however the policy
of such an [article?] as that in Hearth &
Home (which I take).

I sent by my previous mail my contribution
to Watson Bot. Some errors in numbers
slept in for which I [added: have to] blame myself I suppose
as I had the proof to correct.

Leavett & others have sent me their catalogues.
Whether I order of Westermann or
Steiger (I suppose the same concern) or from
[Auctriners?] Cat. {Catalogue] some malign influence

        