Bolander, Henry M. 
1867, September 30th 
San Francisco, Calif. TRANSLATION 
SAn Francisco, September 30, 1867 
Dear Doctor, 
This time I have to answer two of your letters. The one dated June 27th 
apparently was somewhat delayed since it arrived later than the one dated 
August 5th. 
You think my dissatisfaction is based on a certain ill feeling; well 1 could 
be more than that, than just some ill-feeling. Dr. Gray wrote frequently and is 
now working on my plants. I have broken relations with all the other gentlemen 
since my time is too much used as to spend it to enrich their herbaria. 
I thank you in advance for the grasses, they will be very useful to me. 
Since I am now finished with the catalogues of the Yosemite plants, and 
I shall draw up a distribution map of our conifers as I have already done with the 
red-wood and Big trees. Both seem strange. Such maps will be of interest in any 
event, My pine which I named P. flexibilis is just that, I am sure; everything 
Dr. Gray wrote about it and everything else I found, also the illustrations of 
the Oregon Committee convinced me to maintain this. I also believe that P. edulis, 
monophylla, Fremontia belong to the same genus. The leaves are really double and 
become separated easily when they are completely dry. I believe the reason for 
all this is a kind of varnish which covers all parts of the tree and smells just 
as stale urine (excuse this expression. You are a physician and I have to tell 
you the whole truth). 
I have not been able to find Callitrichi marginata since all I could find 
I have sent you. 
I shall collect Lemna and as proof I herewith enclose a species which I found 
these days near Santa Cruz. There is also a large species in the spring, as 
soon as I can track it down, 1 shall send it to you. 
Please look around for someone who can be trusted with the Hepaticaae. Il am 
sure Braun could certainly find someone and this matter is important for me. 
The pieces Gray had, I received. Many thanks. I am glad that you saw 
Lesquereux. He is a character and I think very highly of him. 
I am very curious to see your photography. But perhaps you changed youe 
mind; I am almost afraid you did. 
Now to your letter of August 5th. The wretched box has finally arrived 
and you enjoyed the material, even the lid which consists of red wood. This 
circumstance made you want more, well, it is always the same. But I shall 
watch out for it carefully. ee . 
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