RKBP-1007

Raysville, Henry Co Inda 6th [Month] 18th 1861.

Dear Doctor,

I am very sorry to hear of thy unfortunate Banking -- I beg thee to give thyself no uneasiness about my Bill. I should have said nothing about it, only I supposed it might suit thee better than any other way --if, for instance they sh' owe thee, & have no money to pay it -- But I'll have it arranged with them -- and if I can, I'll take some stuff from thee -- don't know now whether there will be anything I can use, or not -- [May] thou have Osage, next fall? We have some call for it -- Planted a few seeds (soaked) at the first of a severe drought. Fear they will fail --

The Sp. Corymbosa is Evidently what I got from [Ellwangert] Barry, some 10 years ago, for Elm leaved, or Ulmifolia. It is described in Genesee Farmer, for 1850, by Patrick Barry, then [Hortl ]Edn. under this name -- if I remember some other nursery now objected to it at the time -- said there was no such Sp. but I don't think Barry ever took it back. C.J. Ryan wrote an article on it against B. in G. Farm that summer. I think B. was unable to show any authority for his name. It is a very fine Sp.

In haste Very truly [Jno. C. Leag.]

J Hookes & Bro Wed Chester Penna write "We never had Sp. Corymbosa -- always thought it synom with Ulmifolia" -- First He describe both that Corymbosa has "round leaves & large heads of who fl. in Aug." Ellw. & Barry do not name Corymbosa at all.