
          of Gray's Melanth. because I could not see how
it could be placed under Melanthium as that
genus was characterized in our common books. 
I perceive Sir William Hooker in his Flo. Bor. Am. [Flora Boreali-Americana]
differs from Dr. Gray in the name of this plant.
As to the Vilfa heterolepis I had entirely overlooked
it in Dr. Gray's paper bound up with your monog [monograph], the 
peculiar odor it like that of Poa eragrostis though 
much stronger & easily perceptible at the distance 
of 3 or 4 feet should be mentioned.

I find by enquiries of our merchants here that there
is some risk in sending thing from N. [New] York after
the 1st of Octr [October] by the canal, of its freezing, and 
as I should dislike very much to be deprived this 
winter of my expected parcels, I have to request that
you will not deposit any thing with the Messrs. Baldwins 
(No. 25 William St.) that cannot be dispatched in their boxes
of goods about the 1st of Octr. I wish you to keep them
as I know of an excellent opportunity for sending
them to me during the latter part of Octr or first 
of Novr [November].  I wrote you a few days since in answer to
yours of August 30th.

Yours very truly
Wm. S. Sullivant
        