
          Several of the plants sent me are novel to me & very acceptable.
but others I had.  Seymeria & [Agrimonia suaveolens] grow
in Kentucky.  Polygala corymbosa I had from Criol.  It has all
the appearance of a peculiar Genus by the habit.  I never could see it
alive to study well.  I have, however, made a Sub G. [genus] of it.

The Eryngium gracile sent me is certainly different from
my Streblanthus auricuterbus, altho' you once thought they might
be indentic [identical].  but this Eryngium may be a Streblanthus.

The Orchis nivea I suspect to be a Sp [species] of my N.G. Tulotis
(see my orchidea) altho' Nuttal does not mention the gland on lip
but it is very different from my Tulotis albiflora.

The Clematis reticulata of florida [Florida] is very different from
that of Kentucky & Dr Short, of which I had made a N. Sp, Cl. [Clematis
rupicola].  Compare them.  yet both are reticulate.  Which
is the real Sp?  the original first named?

I perceive by Dr. Gray pamphlet, that he is a clever Botanist
but entirely of your School.  Since he is your pupil.  Like you
he makes varieties of real N [new] species, & plenty of species out of 
microscopical details.  I admire his table of Rhynchospera
30 Sp [species] all characterized by the fruit alone!  Yet I defy him, or
you or any one else to say if these 30 fruits are as many Sp [species]
Why my 40 grapes [crossed out: and 100 kind] are not such!!!  and more
Why 40 kinds of Pears are not also 40 Species having different
fruits!!!.... twist it as you will, the case is paralel [parallel].  Only in
one instance [crossed out:you] he hs taken a great deal of pains to ascertain
these, done a good thing, & thus will hold to it.  But I and
others who have done so with grapes, Plumbs [plums] & Pears, are not
to be believed, if we deem them species!  altho' all former
equaly by natural successive deviations of spontaneous forms!

I should like to see or procure many of his rare plants of
New York.  His Anemone cylindrica I am sure to have seen.
it is one of my N. Genus Abalemis, of which I have G. Sp.
distinguished from Anemone by Sepals 5, unequal; capitate
carpels.  Now this is as good as Rhynchospera & Scirpus.
The Ceanothus ovalis is probably my C. ellipticus
Dellingeria is my Diplogon of 1817?  Your Habenaria orb
is a Platanthera G. [genus] of Richards.  The [Habenaria dilatata] & [Habenaria hyperborea]
will probably be of G. Tulotis.  Raf.  also [Habenaria herbiola] &
perhaps [Habenaria bracteata].  The dilatata is perhaps my [Tulotis albiflora].
I don't know the G. Vilfa by that name.  Is it Adanson certain?

I annex a list of those I want from you or from him
but I have lent you last spring another list, of which you have only
sent Galaetia mollis.  Remember me if you [illegible]
        