Report: [To accompany bill S. No. 241] The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the memorial of Dr. Henry Perrine, late American Consul at Campeachy, praying for a conditional grant of land in southern Florida, to encourage the introduction and promote the cultivation of tropical plants in the United States, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to submit, to the consideration of the Senate

Washington DC: Blair & Rives, printers, 1838. Wraps. Good. Disbound wraps. Approx. 9" x 6". 142 pages, [24] leaves with 24 illustrated plates of plants, [1]. Title information printed on the front of page 1. Report consists of 4 documents including meteorological, scientific and geographical data. Also included in the report is an index and explanation of the 24 engravings. Contents of this report are cleanly separated between the end of document 2 (page 42) and the start of document 3 (page 43).

Henry Perrine was a physician, horticulturist, United States Consul in Campeche, Campeche, Mexico, and an enthusiast for introducing tropical plants into cultivation in the United States (wikipedia).