
          Recd. [Received] Novr. 8th

Penn Yan Nov 3d 1837.
Doct. Torrey.

Dr. Sir,

I received yours of the 23rd ult. [ultimo] & rejoice to 
find you are still in the land of the living, &
hope that once this reaches you, you will have
received a letter & a package of plants from
me. You will discover that I have more 
than anticipated your wants in a number 
of the species contained in the packages. But
your list contains a few that I fear I cannot
furnish to the amount desired, viz. Hydrastis,
Aplectrum, Nelumbium, Pinguicula & Glyceria
acutiflora & Valeriana sylvatica. The remainder 
of your list I think I can furnish without
doubt. Pinguicula grows at Rochester, and
if you sometimes correspond with Prof. Dewey, I 
think he would collect some for you. He
sent me a few. I have looked a week this 
year for Aplectrum & have found but one specimen. 
I will however persevere next season. Hydrastis
I sometimes find but it is very rare.
        