
          I trust the box of plants (charges paid) from here
26th of May to you & Dr. G has arrived. The parcel
containing the April No. of the Journal of Bot. [toward?]
masses from Dr. G. & Wilson & Hooker [?] of Louisiana came
safely to hand & very acceptable they were.

I was not aware until I received [Samuel Elias] Bridel that you
had attended so much to the dulcia Florae munuscula. 
I have made several handsome additions to my
[?] We have here the Octodiceras [?]
Bridel 2_676 of which he says "Patria ignota. Hedwigius 
a Dicksono accepit." It is in Wilson & Hooker [Flora of North America]. We have here
also the Lerkea fragilis (sp. nov.) in Wilson & Hooker a [?] moss.
I have inclosed you a little [?]-looking moss
growing from the underside overhanging [?] rocks. Have 
you ever seen it before? I have not examined it
closely (just found it) but I think the leaf differs
from the usual leaf of [?] in the duplicature
extending to the point. My brother Joseph
left here a few days since for the purpose of spending the
remainder of the season on the sea boarfd for the benefit
of his health which has not been good for several years. He 
is fond of hte natural sciences but his health
has not permitted him to
pursue them diligently.
He will be in N York some 
tie during his absence &
while there will work to visit the
collections in the Lyceum & the places
to accormplish his works in this
respect I have requested him to
call on you & Dr. G.

Very cordially & truly
yours etc

Wm S Sullivant
        