ted to river estuaries; the Philadelphia botanists should explore this 
further.. 
Now the 19th of October has arrived I Sick people and other dis- 
turbances made it impossible for me to finish day before yesterday: so 
to next week. A lot of letters yesterday from East and West. From Leo- 
nard,who tells me you are in a sea-spa,from Durand in Philadelphia, who 
sends me I. opaca var. Nuttal’.( a tiny specimen,which already has been 
in the hands of Durien), and also the only specimen of macrospora. To- 
morrow, time permitting, I shall examine them. And - And- and the best 
of all, a letter from Bolander, who has just returned from ..sc.er...e 
and found rushes at 12,000 feet (Also Charea and Isoetes that hieh 7?) 
But, I am all antsy, because he does not send them in a letter - I al- 
most sent him a telegramm to San Francisco, if they could get here on- 
ly by telegraph ! 
The a Mr. I.I.Harz from Berlin (a Brasilian) was here yesterday, 
who knows you from the geographical Society,and to whom I almost gave 
Is%es for you. He is from Frankfurt, knrew my father, seems to be a 
project-maker - somewhat windy. I asked him to convey greetings to you. 
Does your (or Hooker's)l. opaca or Nuttalli, who'se name is adop- 
tiva, any spores ? Through what is it differentiated ? also, throueh 
what is Tuckermani, your........ species. The brown-walled cells are 
not a mark. As the mouth of Mystic Pond is also subject to the tides, 
it is not impossible, that a 3rd species could grow there. I chased 
Boott,who in the 2 months of our correspondence has been very obli - 
ging and who has done much for me, after this heartily. Now, tell me 
first by what criterion the plants of Braunil are distinguished. All 
specimens of Braunii comine from there are like the Enselmanri from 
Concord,with browm-ended,reflexed leaves.- 
Oct. 23. The bottom of Mystic Pond has undereone changes a year 
ago throush water construction; as result many plants of Braunii 
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