
          Dr. J. Torrey  New York  Philadelphia 10th April 1838

ansd May 28th 1839

My old friend.  I wrote you 2 letters last fall & winter, no reply yet.
I ascribe it to yr [your] classes. I got last winter yr [your] flora parts 1 & 2 from Durand &
paid him for it cash.  I was disapd [disappointed] not to get the 3d ending the first Volume

Yr [your] flora is a work of great merit, but with great deffects also, besides the
ommissions voluntary & involuntary.  If you had noticed all my plants as not
well known to you, or even given only their names or for those of Louisiana, it would
have been better.  Many of the plants given by you are not better known than Robin's.
My own are as well known as Nuttal's.  However let it pass, my suplements will
rectify these oversights.  You invite Botanists to aid you, or send you localities, etc.
Why should I since you will not notice my localities & already published, for insts [instance]
the rare Magnolia macrophylla found by me on the Cumberland River or on the falls [added:in Kentucky]
long ago that is, while Nuttal confined it to a single spot of N. Carolina

I like your tabular view of families, altho' imperfect it has something definite
but is it your own?  or whose?  I like to see restored my five Enemion in spite of Hooker.
Many of yr [your] subgenera are tru Genera, but in this you copy others.  many of your Var [varieties]
are species & you will think so yourself before you die.  You have ommitted many fine
Monographs of mine & others such as that of Nuttal on Sanaunia in Act. phil. Soc Phil.
Chryseis of Lindley is my previous Omonoia 1836.  Solia notasia is my old G. Cubelium
not even quoted by you.  I have stated & printed that the Malope malacoides of Ellis
with yellow fl [flowers] is not that of L with purple fl, both seen by me.  You do not even notice it see [added: in [illegible]]
You quote none of my late works & labors, altho you know them, thus they are of no use
to you!  Yet why ask localities, etc if you dont consult the printed ones.  Do you wait to
see them quoted some elsewhere or do you deem 10 years need pass to ripen faith?  Why then quote
unripe facts of somebody else.  Let us smile & be friends nevertheless.

My monographs of our Mulberry trees, many new, is now printed, you will not
like it of course.  It is too good & correct like my Vitis.  but I must however add
that the Sp. I have referred to Morus scabra of wild, is probably a new species
also & shall receive the name of Morus interjecta Raf.

You have not yet my Trees & Shrubs of North America, nor last parts of fl. tellur. [telluriana]
& North Amer.  but as they will be of no use for awhile, you may wait.  You may
have them when you pay, as you made me pay for yr [your] flora.  I suppose Durand
was a better & older friend of yours to give him the sale of it.  Meantime why do you
stop & dont go on?  Let us have at least yr [your] own observations.  But I am told you wait
for the help of Dr. Gray & dont ask mine.  Where is he?  Well paid to go to Europe for 
the Univy {University] of Michigan.  You never recommended me for any thing. [crossed out:but]  Are my zealous
labors of 40 years of no value to you?  It is strange that the more we labor hard
& want to sell our labors, the less we can but young menstep up & gather the Dollars.
I am told you are going to sell for somebody many things, but do not even think of
my collections.  Shall I ever be rewarded for my Labors!?  Never the less, I am &
shall ever be
Yr [Your] friend 
C.S. Rafinesque  N 172 Vine Street 

        