
          Recd Nov 17th

Columbus Nov 14th 1842

My dear Sir

Two or three weeks [added: since] I sent you
by Mr. Derby (who left them at Wiley & Putnams) two
parcels of plants - one containing a few rare plants
such as [?] americanus, a new? Fedia etc.
The others a full set of my collections of Ohio mosses.
At the same time I sent off to be named five
such sets to distinguished European muscologists. So if
we ever hear from them we will stand a good
chance to have them correctly named. Please 
keep your set with their numbered labels & if
you desire it will be happy to give you the results.

There are several quite interesting things
among them. For intance the fruit of [?][?]
which I doubt much has never before been found. 
Although figures of it are given [scratched out: of it] in the books.
Also what I call "phyllogoneum?" This is the same I sent
you a year or two ago in a letter. I have not yet found
mature fruit, only [aborted?] pistillidia terminal on the
shorter fronds.

About one half of the species were sent some 
        