Engelmann, George Apr. 6, 1841 [1] (seq. 4)

St Lous April 6th 1841

Dear Doctor,

Annexed I send you a long, long list of desiderata extracted
from Torrey's Report to the Legislature. If any young botanist in your neighbourhood
who has time and skill, and zeal to collect, will send me any of the plants
named, I offer him in exchange western and European plants. I have
in the last months begun a correspondance with Mr Curtis N Carolina, and Prof
Short in Louisville and I expect much benefit from it. Mr Gambel of Philadelphia
a pupil of Mr Nuttall has been here a few days ago on his way to Sta Fe, where he expects
to stay a whole year. — I have received nothing yet respecting the Chara's
but expect it daily. — Page 25 to 32 of your 2d volume I have got by mail.
Galium latifolium Mx I have found in northwestern Arkansas and near Little Rock on barren
stony hills. — I am arranging my american Collections now and find a large
number of plants, which I should like to send to you, but they may not be new
and interesting to you, and the difficulty of sending them safely is such that
I still hold on till I can find a perfectly safe opportunity. —

I have told you of a Dr C.H. Schultz in Deidesheim, Germany who occupies himself
principally with the Compositae and especially the Cichoriaceae, and intends editing [loss]
arium [loss] of Cichoriaceae. — He writes me that he is delighted with your [loss]
which [loss] [have] sent him, and requests me to communicate to you the follow [loss]
not [loss]

[Loss]ynthia is an entomological genus, and ought therefore not to be admitted into [loss].
He has called the plant in question Luthera virginica (Linnaea [?] 1835.)
In Ledebour's herbarium he has found the Apargia borealis Bong. = Leontodon boreale Del. prodr.
VII, 102 from the Island of Sitcha; he has after a careful examination ascertained that
it is a Crepis = Crepis borealis C.H. Schultz. The little teeth of the radii of the pappus
are somewhat elongated, and approximate a pappas plumosus not sufficiently
though to constitute a new genus.

I have been delighted to learn that you have finally got possession
of the plants collected on Mr Nicollets second expedition.—
Is there any thing new? —

You will do me a great favour by letting me
occasionally hear from you. Is the first volume number
of your 2d volume now out?

With sentiments of respect and friendship
Yours etc.—

George Engelmann

Asa Gray MD
New York

Received April 18