
          all as an imperfect, discoloured, mutilated one. Our friend 
Mr. [Moses A.] Curtis of North Carolina (now of Mass.) sent me not long since 
a most interesting collection, of most miserable specimens of 
the plants around Wilmington, N.C. I hope your share of them 
was better, for mine indeed was sadly wanting in the [crossed out: illegible] labor 
of preparation.

I have never had an opportunity of seeing Dr. Gray's 
works on Amer. grasses, &c. Indeed, the first and only notice I had 
met with of it, previous to the rect. [receipt] of your last letter, was one 
contained in a late No. of Dr. Hooker's Bot. Journal. I should 
like much to possess it, and will immediately request my 
bookseller, Mr. J. Dobson of Phila. to procure & 
sent it to me. Are there any grasses or Cyperaceae 
peculiar to this region which he would like to obtain 
for this work? If so it would afford me much 
pleasure, when they fall in my way, to obtain them for him.

When will your leisure enable you to favour the public with 
the 2d vol. of your flora? Have I ever sent you a catalogue of 
the plants found hereabouts? If I have not, or lest I have not, 
I will forward another copy herewith, that you may mark them 
such as you desire, and return it to me. This cat. although imperfect 
and not containing any of our more recent findings, may 
yet, in this way, be of some use to you. Of such species as you desire 
more than one specimen please so to designate.

The package from M. Mirbel, which I troubled you to enquire 
after, has reached me safely. Very respectfully my dear Sir

I am yours
C.W. Short
        