
          New york plants wanted

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Anemone cylindrica - Gray
-----------  [Anemone multifida] & [Anemone sanguinea]
Ceanothus ovalis
Lathyrus ocholeucos [Lathyrus ochroleucus]
Valeriana sylvatica
Microstylis brachypoda
All the Habenaria except ciliaris

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Nasturtium natans
Doabaincoma
Diplopapus albus
[Dracocephalum parviflorum]
Utricularia intermedia
Vilfa sp.
etc, etc, etc

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Now for the Eudistemon.  In spite of Decandole I sustain
that his Senebiera pinnatifida vas incisa is neither the sp. nor
the Genus.  he has blunders like these in his work.  I'll rather
take Elliot descriptions than DC who commonly have seen garden
specimens, thus varying in petals & stamina!  a fine illustration
by thereby, of generic changes.  If a plant or 2 plants
may be united with petals or no petals, 2, 4, or 6 stamina, we
may begin to unite Silene, Dianthus & Cucubalus & so on
with 500 other genera.  Rubus & Fragaria.  Pyrus & Malus etc.

What can I do for Dr. A. Gray?  what will be acceptable
to him?  Has he any of his coll. gram to spare.  I'll take 
N 1 to 200 at $6.  he may send them to Dobson for me & I'll
pay him the money.

Will you have the goodness to procure me a collector of
Southern plants.  I want to send one to Alabama & Florida
jointly with you & any other.  Or I want to buy 500 plants
peculiar to the Southern States.

I hope you are now back to New York or soon will be etc.
I direct this letter -  farewell - Your old Friend
& well wisher
C. S. Rafinesque

PS.  I have studied much Fossil Botany this
year in the Mts.  & have [crossed out:disco] brought many Specimens.
from Lykem Valley & Seven Mountains, Shade Mts. etc.
I have as many as 8 Sp. of fossil [crossed out:lichens] Fucus or Fucotites.

When you see my Work on Sustability, youmay be
surprised; but do not judge me harshly nor unkindly
You ought to approve of my principles, if you are a friend of
tolerance, temperance [crossed out:and] peace and knowledge.
As to the style, my object had [added:been] to make the subject popular.

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PS I have found in the Shade Mts [mountains] the real Erysimum cheiranthoides 2 or 3 feet high with lanceolate leaves
Mine of the Mts Cotocton Virg with linear leaves only 2-6 inches high will be a different sp.  I have besides a 3 d sp. from Europe!
with broad dentate leaves.
        