Bolander, Henry N. 
1869, June 19th 
San Francisco, Calif 
TRANSLATION 
San Francisco, June 19th, 1869 
Dear Doctor, 
Yesterday 1 received your letter of May 23rd and shall answer it 
immediately since I am just about to go away. 
I am not aware that I doubted your statements concerning Pinus Balfouriana- 
aristato. One thing I have to admit, that is that your drawing is miles apart 
from that of the Oregon Committee, as well as the description; also I never 
suspected any connection because of the localities. I am glad that the doubts are 
solved; since I hate nothing more than a doubtful tree. Harford & Dunn are 
going to visit these areas and certainly collect good specimens. Now we still have 
to see Pinus Jeffreyi. What was shown to me as such is ponderosa. However, 
these two friends mentioned before will take with them the original report and 
drawing; they will supply us with the necessary material for clarification. 
I have written my father again a long time ago. Should he not send you 
the money, don't make the purchase. 
For a good reason I did not enclose small plants of Isoetes; I assumed you 
would not have the time on your trip to look at the same. 
I wrote Dr. Gottsche immediately, but I have not heard from him. 
Last autumn I also collected a Juncus at the Domer Lake; it seems to be 
different from the ones sent before. 
We already have quite a collection of plants. Also, a new oak question arose. 
1.) the small Kellogg oak vucina folia 1 now have with good fruits; previously 
I thought it was the alpine kind of Qu. chrysolepis--(collected at Domer Lake). 
2.) Kellogg collected close to the coast acorns which are different from those 
of the chrysolepsis. I now found the tree (approximately 14 miles from here) 
and arrived at the right time to collect my specimens and to examine the trees. 
I should not be surprised if the matter would end similar to that of the agri- 
folia and Wiszileni! In short, please be patient, there are still lots of 
nuts to crack for you here. 
A certain Scotsman by the name of Brown published a paper in England 
Tsuga gigantea and Libocedrus decurrens. Dr. Hooker asked me whether it is 
true. Namely that they are two entirely different trees. If such questions 
still arise, there certainly cannot be much to be solved, not even superficially. 
I wrote him immediately in detail about it. 
The rubi are complete, beautiful blossoms and fruits; however, the 
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