
          Steinhauer formerly of Philadelphia who is mentioned as an accurate
botanist by Dr. Darlington in the first edition of his Flora
Cestrica. Mr. S. went from this to the interior of Louisiana
last spring, from which he has lately written me a very glowing
account of the Botany of that region, and speaks very confidently
of having discovered several near species and at least two new
genera! He enquired with some degree of solicitude whether he
could communicate specimens of his discoveries to you in time for
publication in [crossed out: your] the forthcoming nos. of your American Flora; to
which I have replied to him that the progress of the work was
delayed by the absence of Dr. Gray, but I urged him to forward the
specimens to you immediately. I shall be much pleased if
he does so, and still more if you should find them as he
supposes, new. He seems to be an amiable unpretending man
one who I fear is labouring under the chilling influence of the res
angusta domi, and since he is likely to desire no other remuneration
for his "labour of love" it would be gratifying to him to contribute
his mite to the sum total of American botany.

I have made several excursions into the country immediatly
in the neighborhood of this place, but have as yet made no considerable
accessions to my collections; some two or three species are as
many as I have added to the Flora of Kentucky, not heretofore found
by me in other parts of it, nor are they by any means new to American
botany. Our friend Dr. [Asahel] Clapp who lives, as you know, at New Albany
within a few miles of this, is still diligently employed in exploring
his state, from which I hope he will be able to contribute much
to your great work. Please to accept my thanks for the 2d no. which
reached me safely shortly after its publication; very respectfully my
dear sir I am yours &c.
C.W. Short

        