
          And. [Answered]

Penn Yan Aug. 9th 1838

Doct. Torrey

Dear Sir,

I recd. [received] yours of the 2d inst. [instant] giving an
acct. [account] of the publication of the first part
your Flora of N. [North] America. I am pleased to think
it fairly under way. I will with pleasure 
undertake to obtain subscribers, but the prospect
I must say is rather doubtful in this region.
We have but few, very few among us who pay
the least attention to the science & if botanists
are as rare in other parts as in this I fear
you will make a losing job of it. The work
will sell well in Europe. I have no rare
plants of the Nat. Orders which you name as
comprising Part II. I will send you a list of
what are growing in this region & the towns where
they may be found which may be of use if you
are desirous of inresting [interesting] localities. I have collected
a good share of the plants that you wished
        