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13. March 1812
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LANCAR.P PAID 25
MAR
14
Stephen Elliott Esq {Esquire}
at Savannah, Georgia
Beaufort
South Carolina
franco

Lancaster March 13, 1812

My dear Sir

Very soon after I had written my last letter to you, I was laid up
by a dangerous inflammation of the breast and lungs from which I
am now recovering. This may be and excuse if I answer your last
letter dated in February and which arrived her only March 11 rather short.

Your promised packet I fear has miscarried. If it went in Dec. our naval
vessels from Charlestown had to go to New York. Will you please to enquire by
which vessel and captain it was forwarded, perhaps it may then be found.
I anxiously long to see it and to get the catalogue of the plants you wish to have.
They shall all be forwarded if I have them, also the Fuci and Confervae I have.

I have sent some of them to Mr. Swarz, some likewise to Turner and expect
their answers soon, but find both are slow in answering.

The Linnaean Transactions I have not, except in extract. One of the volumes
contains a description of a few American Carices. Have you that volume
and are they Carices of our numbers? The Fucus subfuscus I find described by
Turner and wish to have a specimen if you can spare one. I dont think
that it is among mine. The natans I have.

The Frasera grows in Genesee, Pensylvania Butler Co. Ohio State as well as
in the southern states. It is a plant with difficulty to be propagated. The
root is used instead of the Colombo root. My specimens have only 4 stamina
but it seems 5 stamina are also common. I have seen the upper leaves al-
most linear. Where does D. Smith mention that it is the Swertia difformis
L? I sometimes thought L. meant one of our Chironias. The Swertia cor-
niculata I have in a very bad specimen.

I thank you sincerely for the notice of your southern botanists. Of
D. Macbride I expect a great deal to clear up the adversaria of Walter.
When you write again, pray remember my best respects to him and
try to get for me some information of — do forgive the long catalogue
[ Utricularia 64.
Collinsonia praecox 65
Panicum anomalum 72
" dimidiatum —
" nudum
Alopecurus 74
Paspalum 75
Aira 78
Poa 79
Polycarpon 83
Alliaria 84
Lechea 83
Pulmonaria 91
Solanum verbascif. [verbascifolium] 99
Asclepias tuberosa 106
" viridis
Gentiana purpurea 109
Oenanthe filiformis 113
Pharnaceum 117
Melanthium 125
Trillium cernuum 126
Rumex persicar. [persicarioides] 127
" volubilis
Chrysosplenium 140
Dianthus carol. [carolinianus] 140
Prunus 146
Actaea 151

Nymphaea lutea 154
" pentapetala —
" reniformis 155
Delphinium car. [carolinianum] 155
Hydrastis 156
Thalictrum car. [carolinianum] 157
Anemone car [caroliniana] —
Ranunculus ficar. [ficaria] 159
Anonymous 160
Obolaria car. [caroliniana] 166
Waltheria car [caroliniana] 175
Calea car. 200
[Iber onia?] 202
Stachelina gnaph [gnaphalium] —
Chrysanthemum car [carolinianum] 204
Doronicum 205
Erigeron —
Cineraria 207
Senecio 208
Centaurea 214
Coreopsis glad. [gladiata] 215.
Gynandria. 220
Zannichellia 225
Betula alba 231
Zizania pal. [palustris] 233
Quercus 234
Pinus 237
Ilex myrtifolia 241
" decidua 241

Salix 243
Smilax 244
Rajan 247
Ischaemum 249
Aegylops 249
Apluda 250
Acer —
Atriplex lac. [laciniata] 252
Cryptog. 256.
Any information on
those plants single or
together will be very agreeable.