
          Germantown 11 mo. 17th 1865

Respected Friend
Dr John Torrey

I enclose a specimen
of a [added: small] plant which is uite a favourite
with out gardeners, but which has not yet
been named. I think it is clearly a 
Telanthera, but the species is not in
Decandolle as far as I can make out.

Be so kind as to excuse the liberty
I take in thus troubling thee, but it is
one of the penalties that men of superior
attainments pay for distinction
to be thus pestered by the ignorant. The
plant has fairly puzzled me & I only
like to be puzzled when I can solve the
problem. I hope thy California trip
repaid thee in increased knowledge of
regained health for rique annoyances.

respectfully thy friend
Dan B Smith
        