Bruhin, Th # A # 

 1881, Cctober 15th ; 

 St. Helena, Neb. , 



TRANSLATION 



St. Helena, Neb. 15 October 1881, 



Dear Doctor, 



A whole army of doubts has arisen which I shall iesdribe to you, my safe 

 leader, one by one: 



Our Thalictrum is something between Th. dioicum & Cornuti (not purpurascens)«, 



Viola pedata is perhaps V. delphinsfol. In which way do your Fortulaca retusa 

 differ from F # oleracea L # ? Are the flowers or the flower leaves retusa? What 

 is the main characteristic of Vitis riparia? Is the description of Fhaseolus 

 pauciflorus Benth. in Gray*s Manual correct? Is the enclosed specimen Ph # perenis 

 Walt? Our roses need a thorough revision. Oenothera biennis (var. canescens) 

 exists here foliis ovatis & lanceolatis. Gaura vernalis ra. has rose red, purple , 

 arched outward flower leaves; The var. Ebingeriana mihi white, spreading flower 

 leaves Sc bloomsy about one month later. 



At the Missouri an Umbellifera is growing which has great similarity with 

 Archangelica; the fruits (see enclosure), however, are different. It is called 

 here n wild anise H , therefore, Pseudomismus angelicoides mihi. Cumin wit h yellow 

 flowers is grown here by some people on a large scale. What is this? Veronia 

 (fasciculata) grows in Omaha with broad (alraost round) leaves, here, however, 

 with long leaves. 



Certain are (as I believe): 



red-blue colored 



A. Novae angliae 





A # sericeus 





A # laevis 





A. oblong! folius 





A # ericoides 

 A. miser? 



4" 



A # Bowensis m. 



h 



A. augustifolius m. 





etc. 





77e probably have: 





S. puberula ? c # var. 





S # radula ? 





S # giganta 





S # Missouriensis 





S # altissima in various 



variations 



corn-colored 



S # rigida c # var. 



S # augustifiLia nihi(=termifol.?) 



