Bolander, Henry N. 

 1865, August 15th 

 San Francisco, Calif • 



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San Francisco, August 15th, I865 

 Dear Doctor, 



Your letter of June 26th makes me assume that you have not received 

 my answer to your previous letter, and, apparently, my small packages have 

 not arrived either. However, I am not worried, since up to now everything 

 has reached its place of destination. 



In April I collected in the sierras a Gallitridu? in a spring near Aubrun; 

 I also found the sarae in the water troughs on the way to Forest Hill, with 

 swimraing little broad leaves. The ones under water were always long and 

 very swift. With the next steam boat I shall send you these, together 

 with other plants from the same area. 



The flowering oak branches you will also have received? 



If you like bulb plants, I could easily obtain bulbs for you. I planted 

 several and they developed splendidly, only the 3-^ different species of 

 Cyclobrottus? were an exception up to now, and these are just especially 

 beautiful. 



Works West Greek, Tamal Pais, not Pass as Bigelow states, are areas well 

 known to me which I visit frequently. I shall watch it closely and collect 

 intensively. My Ohara No. 5 is from the foot of the Tamal Pais (or table mountains 

 of the Americans). What do you think of it? In my opinion it is a very beautiful 

 species. 



The Short paper concerning Ohara I also received and thank you for it. 



From your Information, I gather that you are interested in all Californian 

 plants. Good, I shall also send you the lichens. Prof. Tuckerman is very 

 happy about the stränge forms. 



Ask me any favors without hesitation; I shall be glad to do everything 

 I am to do. Yes, I am glad to have found people who are interested in this 

 and are useful to science. 



Our gardeners buy raostly from Australia. These plants eeem to grow here 

 best, and in fact, there is already a large selection. The gardens actually 

 have an Australian character: Eucalyptus Aeaein, Swansonia etc. have already 

 reached a considerable height and thickness. Of course, I should not fail to 

 omit that the conifers are also strongly represented. Actual botanical gardens 

 do not exist here, up to now the usefulness is of main importance. 



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