
          occurred to me [crossed out: that] that I was informed last
summer by Mr. Lea that Mr. Samples had removed
from Cincinnati (perhaps to Portsmouth in that
state). I wrote to Mr. Lea requesting him to 
attend to the destination of the letter so that
I have no doubt it has reached Mr. Samples.
You ask me if I care about exotic gram. [Gramineae] &
Cyperaceae? I have been more fortunate in
procuring exotic plants that N. American & of the
more common European genera in the those two
orders I have a tolerable supply but of the
extra-European (besides N. American) I have scarcely
any & shall be glad you could put me 
in the way getting some.

I have not yet ascertained whether Dr. Gray
has returned. His name I have not been 
able to see in the passenger lists from Europe.
But hope he has with increased means & quickened
zeal for the good work you & he are engaged
in. To the Doctr I am particularly indebted
for giving rise to a correspondece. I value highly
& shall with much pleasure acknowledge
his letter of now more than a years standing
as soon as I am assured of his return.
& from him I hope to learn something about
the "[?] botanica" in Europe etc. A few "jottings
by the wayside" in that line would be quite 
a treat, at least to us in the west.
I sent you a few weeks since by
        