
          Blitum virgatum Linn. Is it the same as capitatum?
Elymus villosus Muhl. Galium obtusum Big. [Bigelow]
Triticum caninum Linn.  Habenaria huronensis? Spreng.  [Sprengel]
I have found rather an odd Galium. It does not exactly 
agree with any description in the books. Perhaps 
it may be a nondescript. I will send it in the fall. 
I think many plants not hitherto known as natives of 
this State may be found by thoroughly exploring the 
country from Broome Co. to Chautauqua along or near 
the Pennsylvania line, a part of said region is mountainous, 
part valley & some of it in the region or very 
near the coal formation, consequently a somewhat 
different vegetation. Could I possibly find time, I would 
take a trip to that region. Knieskern told me 
last fall that he might possibly visit that region 
this season if he gave up the Santa Fé expedition. 
Suppose you spur him up a little.

I wish you would write me per mail on the receipt 
of this that I may know whether you have heard from 
me at all. N.B. I should like exceedingly to 
increase my Carex book, and of those enumerated in 
your N.A. Cyp. [North American Cyperaceae] there are very many not in my 
collection. I will note the nos. of such, & if per chance 
you should have a spare specimen of any of them, & feel 
disposed to send to me, you would confer a very great favor.
I give all the nos. that I have not, but do not expect you 
[to] have duplicates of all. In fact I suppose many of them 
are very rare. No. 3-4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 17-22, 26 ,29, 30, 31, 32, 
33, 34, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 68, 69, 71, 
74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 90, 94, 95, 96, 101, 102, 114, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 
123, 124, 127, 130, 137, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 151, 154, 156, 157, 158, 
159, 160. This is rather a long list, & I did not think so 
large untill I put them down. You can pass over it 
& think no more of it unless you choose. Can a copy [of] 
Schkuhr's figures of Carex be obtained in the city? Why do you 
not publish a work on Am. [American] Carices with figures? Or 
why does not Dewey? I should think it one of the most 
valuable botanical works out it could be published.

I am Sir yours &c. H.P. Sartwell
        