H ilgard, Theodore, Charles 

 1855, May 17th 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



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Philadelphia, May 17th I855. 



Dear Doctor, 



I received your letters and read them with pleasure. I sent one to Fexöler 

 through Vallet brothers and Mr. Durand will take care of the payment by the 

 Academy. I had hoped 1/k (half) would have been to much to see you here at 

 the raeeting of the Am. Ass. Physicians. Of course, you did not come. I should 

 appreciate it if you, as an expert on cuscuta, would give rae a precise, latin 

 diagnosis and the right name for our C. subinclusa . There will be still much 

 time before the whole story is printed. Perhaps, I may have an opportunity to 

 change thä whole mess. 



With regard to Sir William Hooker I have nothing to add except that he 

 seems to think "outposts" are relatively stupid and seems to think your smartness 

 is almost a miracle j In my curriculum vita in Würzburg I also called you as 

 flouring on an"outpost"~for my and your fame. I did not only call you an outpost, 

 but the center i namely of the natural sciences in the West* ... 



Your remark, i. e. ciiticism concerning the writing of our plant description 

 is right; it was a mistake that the text was written giving the individual, very 

 complete description of the specimens sent while Mr. Durand had the manuals ... 

 It was piece-work. What kind of rules did Linne give and where can one read them? 

 I still have rarely used a book after Linne, practically no library. The latter 

 probably my own fault.— 



My health is very good, since with fehe beginning of the warmer weather 

 I have a better appetite and can now do more to make up. For a long time I was 

 in the same condition as after my Mississippi venture, also later on on the farm. 

 A feeling of cold in the back, shaky while Walking and for days $kxk2 

 spiring slightly, for weeks a thick tongue without any appetite ... F or a(Long 

 time I had a fever and a cough*, but both are gone now. 

 Fare well with wife and chil*(, with best greetings, 

 yours 

 Th.C. Hilgard 



I am now ordering my Spanich plants, determined by Bischoff. 



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