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grows on branches has no spots at the stem. We thought it was c. mac . Is that right? 

 13) Recently I arranged my asters which are still in great disorder, which I had a long 

 time. At that time I found a white flowering Aster with the white flu : fy stem and leaves 

 and the lanceolate or cauline leaves without stems which grows often in dry spots and whidh 

 I thought was mollis (as far as I remember) no other name than tennifolius (which as far 

 as I know has blue flowers) and nowheremollis. Please help me out of this labyrinthj 

 1*0 Is a garden flower. The little flowers are sitting at the end of a stalk on an oar. 

 The Americans call it either blue b&ttles or bl. bubbles. 15)growth on the high prairies. 

 Is it not ^f^ntkimaxkykxxäHBiXx Melanthium hybridum? 16) Ornithogalum? Grows in swampy 

 areas. 17) Ornithogalum? Garden flower. l8)Is the Smilacina which grows here quite 

 often on slopes, with the yellowish flowers and usually red berries S. racemosa? 20) 

 Is the Uvularia which grows on damp slopes, with Uielarge pendulous flowers and leaves 

 enveloping the stem Uvularia grandiflora? 2l)0n the high prairie I found a large 

 Sylphium with pinnate leaves and a high little branches stem "^^^^ T he root 

 leaves are double p&mate. 22) What is the name of the Fycnanthmum with the wooly 

 long leaves? 23) How is it with the Hedyotis? I have found 2 identical species except 

 that one had a projected style with alobed Stigmata, and the anther filaments were not 

 visibile and were contrary to the other. 2k) What is the name of the common Lamium 

 with the stemmed, heart-shaped leaves v/hich grows near all roads? 25) Isn't the small 

 Cassia with the half sensitive leaves and large yellow flowers, the petals of v/hich have 

 a spot at the root, C. chamaecrista? 26) Seems to me to be a Rubiaceae. (27 left out 

 by the author) 28) Woody vine with leaves and blue berries with a seed like the seed 

 in Opuntia vulg. 29) Sheath not split. Pistil like this _ x, 



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(30 left out by author) 31) Leaves 3-pinnated. Branches; \\VV^V^ 



glabrous. Probably a Lespedeza? 32) (Translator was unable to read this). 33) What is 

 the name of the small wild Passiflora with the green flowers? 



It is now very hot here, usually 25-26° Reaumur in the afternoon. Düring the drought 

 which just ended a few days ago many little children got sick with the summer compläht 

 (the last two words were written in English), also Tittmann's small child. It did not 

 survive and died on the 2*fth. Humbert f s smallest child had the same sickness, but 

 survived and is now convalescing. Tittmann's Clärchen also had some swelling in her 

 throat at the end which prevented her fr rn swalling so that she could not drink the 

 nurses( milk or any medicine. 



Because of the many illnesses now you probably won't have time to write, therefore, 

 if you agree with what I wrote about the oaks, you don f t have to write; if you disagree, 

 please let me know. 



Obediently yours, 

 Th. G. Hilgard 



