
          Ipswich, Augt. 3d. 1827

Dear Sir.

I had the pleasure of recg.[receiving] yours on my return
from the WIte Mts. where I was when it arrived. I had
supposed that you had delayed answering [added: mine] from the
reasons which you mention, knowing that you must
be [crossed out: particularly] [added: too much] engaged to answer me at length.
I visited the W. M. [White Mountains] this season rather to see the effects 
of the slides, than with an expectation of finding
any thing new. I found however (C. wormskioldiana - sub rosa)
for it was promised to Dewey, & I have a great abundance
of specimens male & female in good state & condition.
I found 3 more [added: flowering] specimensof the little Potentilla (which
cannot be settled till European Botanists will please
to make up their minds about their own species)
One of them is [crossed out: ?] yours. They were all that could be
found in flower, several hundred specimens observed [crossed out: being]
[crossed out: the part flow] having all done flowering.

[The following paragraph has a brace { in the left margin and denoted sub rosa]
I have found in New Hampshire C panciflora, abundance
of [crossed out: ?] vaccinium oxycoccus in flower & fruit. Eriophalpinum 
abundant, another species of Carex about which
I doubt, but think it cannot be new, abundance of C. sylvatica.

I have coll.[collected] in Essex Co. this spring C. intermedia? C
(Davalliana? 2 varieties) C. praecox, all in infinite
abundance & in fine state & condition.

I have been collecting this season in great quantities
especially of the saved hansomer & more interesting
plants. I have been to Wms.[Williams]Town & New
Haven &c.[etc.] not to make discoveries, but to carry
home fine specimens of the plants not found in
my region - next season I must travel on
foot & see if N.E.[New England] contains any undescribed
plants or not.

I must save you the trouble
finding a name for C. xanthrophysa var.
I have found abundance of it in N.H. this season  in
cold northern bogs, together with still more diminutive
variety, but I found in [crossed out: ?] Ashford, Conn.

        