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My colleague Hanford made an excursion to San Diego at the same time and 
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discovered the Pinus Torreyana and brought along 2 - 3 sacks full of cones, 
Now we still have to find out if Pinus Balfouriana really exists, I have now 
seen all other California trees, with 5 exceptions, These however are so well 
known and so sure and so pronounced in their character that it is not important, 
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Namely, I mean Pinus bracteato nobilis and Pinus forkefkne. I have seen cones of 
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all. Do you ever find traces of #F, Balfouriana, it should be seen in Scotland. 
Here I will try to find it. I have told you earlier that Quercus densiflora is a 
constant companion of redwood, hence it is peculiar that it does not occur at all 
at Eureka and no one there knows anything (wants to know anything) about an oak, 
Therefor the Natattole river must be it's northern boundary. 
Both of the Juncus J. Bot. and Junc, Lupiniformis I have collected for you 
on the spot, The latter with it's cleft leaves, The first one also occurs 
profusely at Mendocino „ „ „ . on roads with water ditches, I have not found 
anything new in this territory. Next June I hope again to visit the Sierras and 
indeed the part which is now traversed by the railroad, I see that Dr. Gray has 
found no less than five new genera in my plants. Must get better, now the mountains 
are becoming more accessable, 
That Ab. Sitchansis is identical with Ab, Menziesii, I said when I saw the 
first cone from Dr. Kellogg. The second case, if Abies Mertensiana is Canadensis, 
I will let stand. Il again asked the Maine people, they do not want to admit it, 
I collected many of them, with nearly fully grown cones, densely covered. I have 
nothing more to say against Prof. Thurber. Only one thing. When he writes to 
Dr. Gray that I do not even write the botanical names correctly, because the 
Report was full of printing errors, then it would be his duty to turn to me and 
not to him. Because the above is pretty strong. The gentleman certainly knows 
that Am. printers wen very. strong in Latin and I had not received any proof- 
Sheets. However enough of this; I have left the family of grasses, therefor will 
no longer encroach on his ground. 
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