
          Worthington, Ohio Jan. 18th 1839

Dear Sir

I thank you for your opinion on several
plants which I sent you in Sept. last — Before the
reception of your favor of the 28th Dec. I had concluded
that probably the parcel had not reached you — your
arduous duties are a sufficient apology for delaying
to write.

Immediately after the reception of Part 1 of the Flora
I examined the family Cruciferae with particular
reference to the genus Cardamine, & found the plant
which I had labelled C. rhomboidea to be the C. rotundifolia
of the Flora — I was much pleased with your
observations respecting the varieties of the plant.
Upon reexamination I am inclined to think that
the plant which I had labelled Cardamine rotundifolia
may be as you suspect, the Nasturtium
Officinale—If so, I should certainly regard [insert: this][crossed out: A] as
an indigenous plant— My plant grows abundantly in
the western part of Virginia, in sringy places, in
wet open woods, wet meadows etc. — I regret 
that I had not taken care to preserve specimens
in fruit— But having at that time the change
of a public Institution, my duties in it frequently
prevented me from bestowing that attention to the
collection & preservation of specimens which the
subject merited—
        