
          ans Sept 8

Philadelphia 21st May 1834

My good friend

You must be now in Princeton, but how long? and
will you have any leasure [leisure] to come here or to go with me in
the Pine barrens?

Since recg [receiving] your last I sent you several things.  I have
now N [number] 1 of my Bulletine to send you.  I have also left the
house where I dwelt for several years in 8th street, and
I have now an office & rooms in North 10th street.
N 110 near Race Street, where I would be happy to see
you.  My removal has been very troublesome owing to
my collections & they are yet in some disorder, but yet
can be seen & studied when required.

I am quite undecided where to travel this year &
in fact cannot go very far, owing to bad times & my new
removal.  I should wish to combine some interesting
short tour of a week with you either in the mts [mountains] of North
N. [New] Jersey by the canal along the Delaware or into the
Pine barrens of South New Jersey, perhaps both.  I lack
the late plants of the Barrens & must go there in Septr [September]

It will be impossible for me to take my large & fine
specimens to compare at Princeton, & you will not like
to see the small ones.  I do not know whether to bring
any of my doubtful plants, they are too many.  You
must try to spare me some days here in the fall if not
before.  To correspond on them would be very tedious as they
are so many & there is so much to say on each.

I have found some rare plants this spring, & some
fine Orchidea.  I now believe we have no real Orchis here
our [Orchis spectabilis] is not an Orchis.  I am satisfied of this
now, it has only 2 petals, [crossed out:a] [added:or] galea & a labellum, & the
anthera is concrete no connivent.  I have found the rare var [variety]
uniflora & biflora of it.  Linneus [Linneaus] Descr [description] does not suit our
plant, but Nuttal's does.  Your friend,

C. S. Rafinesque
        