
          furnish it. I have thought much of your
very flattering proposal that I should undertake the study 
of the Junci for a Monograph. I feel that I may attempt
it, though a little look into Kunth's last volume makes 
me shudder at the array of species + synonyms - and
the horrible confusion in which some of our most common
sp. seemed to be involved. I hardly knew what names
to call our Junci by, in the Cambridge Catalogue. But if
you will let me try, with all your specimens, I will do
my best. I have collected everything I could, + have many
from Wahlenberg, Kunze +c. Again I say, I will try;
and take good care of all your collection. I am sorry
indeed that Mr. Greene is not a working-man in the
publishing way. He is very fond of the Junci, and discovered
some of our best sp. as J. militaris, J. greenei, J. pelocarpus
Mey. (fide Kth!) +c. But he will not write. When may
I hope to recieve them? I ask, on account of my expected
trip to Mt. Katahdin, (with Dr. Gray + Mr. Oakes, I
hope) in the beginning of July or end of June.
I have constantly looked forward to the opportunity
of having something to send you from my Europn collec-
tions. I have splendid specns of Carex norvegica, C. sali-
na + C. maritima, discovd + gathered by me on the West
coast of Sweden, in a region w'ch two Flora, had been
published, [crossed out: to] [added: in] both of which thse are omitted - and many
others. I have also a number of Pursh's MSS - the whole of his
first planned work in 12o (see Pref. of his Flora) which was never
        