Bruhin, Th. A # 

 l88l f October 25th 

 St. Helena, Neb. 



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St. Helena, Neb. 25 October l88l 



Dear Sir, 



You certainly opened my eyes with regard to Iva! 



Yes, it is Iva xanthiifol . & I am surprised that I did not see it 

 myself, since I often enough raixed up the leaves of Xanthium with 

 which it grows together in Yonkton, Dak. & in St. Helena, St. James, etc. 

 in Nebraska and reaches a height of 10 feet. In Yonkton I found 

 specimens which such leaves 



(drawing) 



The Spiranthes was described to rne by Mr. Watson (Harvard University) as 

 Romanzoviana and I called it: 



Spiranthes odorata var. alba 

 which, however, it cannot be because of t^e three-rowed flowers. It is 

 very good smelling. If you refer to your Aruna stina , do you mean Hooker f s 

 Spiranthes cernua & the one mentioned in the earlier edition of Gray f s Manual' 

 ff Perianth manifestly ringent" 



Sincerely yours, 

 Th. A. Brüh in 



