
          my E. longifolia [Eclipta longifolia] found by me near Philad [Philadelphia] had never been seen by
any of our Botanists! & so on for 100 Genera.

I thank you for your fine specimens of Glossoptoris Raf 1814!
(Scolopendrium ad Sclopendra L. infect cliffort!) it will turn out perhaps
distinct from 3 Sp & have from Europe & Oregon, but you mistake the single
locality.  I have found it also on Lake Erie not in bloom.

I wish to have something more of the Botanist sent to New Mexico.
Who is he?  did he go?  Could I have 500 Sp for $23 when he returns.
Why dont you set on foot an exploration of Texas also & I would subscribe
for it.  By the bye you never sent me the remainder of the Drummond plants
with names!  Do send me the trees and monocotyle (not grasses) at least.

I have long ago noted & printed that the Southern region or Floridian
flora extended to Long Island, sending a spur along those in NJ and Long Id [Island]

I have nearly all the plants of your fascicle yet am thankful for them
as I keep them with your names.  But the Microstylis (Acananthes Raf
1808) brachypoda was new.  You sent me the real Urtica pumila of L.
Adike Raf. pumila [Adike pumila] of my flora.  the other large plants are different.

I cannot agree with some of your names put to my plants.  See my
Monograph of Peltandra of which of course you overlook the Species!
Yr [your] Angelica triquinata is not that of other botanists that is white villosa.
Yr [Your] Lechea minor without doubt!  of whose?  Since each Bot describe a
peculiar one, see my Monograph.  Lactuca I have 15 Species not Var!

The death of Mr. Groom appears a great loss.  He would have done much
having wealth & leasure.  His Catalogue edited by you contains some information
even to me, but is full of errors! & misnomers!  as I call them.

I would be curious to see the 2 new Trees Coniferous from the South.
1. Taxus near Canadensis,  T. montana [Taxus montana]? of Mexico says Nuttal but
probably a N. Sp.
2.  Taxus N.G another Torreya! a 4th or 5th by Arnott you say!
3.  I have received from Louisiana a Coniferous tree like Thuya but with
filiform branches! is it also a New one?  have you got it?  What is it?

Will the monograph of Sarrazinia by Groom exceed Nuttal's Do!

Your notes to Groom are valuable by the hymonyms.  this appears your
main pint & you excel in it sometimes, as in the Xanthium echinatum?
of Murray but when I made it a sp. [Xanthium maculatum] in 1818 you would
have it to be [Xanthium strumarium]!  [crossed out:So it is] [added:And] in your flora ! or Botany 1826! you
make it [Xanthium macrocarpon]! which blunder of yours you omit to state in your
synonyms!  was I not right in 1818 that it was new! if described by
Murray unknown to me and [crossed out:miss] not stated American by purpose, how
could I help it?  This is the way with all my new revised Sp.  But pray
why do you credit Murray now?  has he sent you his specimen from
the tomb, or because he has a good figure!  Well I have 1000 good figures
of my new plants, or specimens to show or sell.

        