
          I have just had a very neat apparatus [crossed out: ?] [added: made] for the
preparation of oxygen gas. You shall see it when you
come to this city. You are aware that Mitchell of
Philadelphia has obtained Solid Carbonic acid. What 
a pity I could not succeed in making any apparatus
tight several years ago! My plan was almost exactly
[?] & I have the apparatus yet which I
exhibited in my lectures a long time before the [?]
made his discovery.

It is understood that Dr. Darlington is to write a notice
of the Flora for the next No. of your Journal.

Believe me, My dear Sir,
Yours with much esteem,
John Torrey

Recd. Aug. 15 answd. 
by B S Aug. 20
-38 Torrey

Dr. Torrey Aug 38
Remarks on Sodium
        