To N. J. Winch   21 October 1823

Dear Sir,

I have sent you a formidable list of desiderata, but I thought it better to give it entire as you may be able to supply me with some plants which, though common in the North I can not procure here in their native state. In fact I should be obliged to you for any N. country plants whether mentioned in my list or not & as many duplicates of such as you can conveniently spare– I should feel obliged if you w ^d furnish me with a list of of such of our S. country plants as you w ^d wish me to procure for you– I have sent a few at a venture & also duplicates of such as I thought might be acceptable to any N. country botanists among y^r. friends. I have your printed list of desiderata but I fear that I am not likely to diminish it very much– I have however procured a few for you & trust that I shall next year be able to get some more–

May I beg y^r acceptance of a syllabus of mineralogy w^h. I published early this year.–

With thanks for the plants you sent me– believe me

Y^rs. very truly | J. S. Henslow

• Narcissus poeticus
• Serapias grandiflora
• Aquilegia vulgaris
• Arabis turrita
• Orchis militaris
• Hypochaeris maculata
• Glaucium violaceum
• Stratiotes aloides
• Atropa belladonna
• Lathyrus palustris
• -------- aphaca
• Delphinium consolida
• Caucalis infesta
• Veronica spicata
• Potamogeton pusillum
• Lobelia urens
• Schoenus mariscus
• Chenopodium acutifolium
• Lathirus sylvestris
• Melampyrum cristatum
• Selinum palustre
• Neottia spiralis
• Thymus Nepeta
• ------ Acinos
• Lathyrus nissolia
• Anemone pulsatilla
• Thesium linophyllum
• Athamanta libanotis
• Aceras anthropophora
• Teucrium scordium

N.B. The duplicates have the same date as those which are named.

Endorsements by Winch: Wrote Jan 14 1823 Plants and Cumb. Fl: sent by M^r Hodgson.

Answered Dec ^r: 31^st 1823 | Plants sent by Mr Lork.

Enclosures:

Desiderata – If natives of Great Britain– JS Henslow [6 pp - printed list]