
          Recd. [Received] Nov. [November] 24


 Ansd. [Answered] Decr. [December] 11th


 Eagle Pass Novr. [November] 1. 1852


 Dear Sir.


 I received your kind letter some 
 two or three weeks since dated Septr. [September] 5th-7th
 but was obligated to go within a few days
 after to the mouth of the Pecos on the Rio Grande
 where Mr. Schott was engaged in surveying
 in consequence of the hostile demonstrations
 of the Indians and consequently had no opportunity
 of answering it until my return only
 two days since. I avail myself now of the
 first return mail. While up there I found 
 on the northern slope of deep shady aroyos [arroyos] a
 Labiatiflorae different I think from the genus 
 Perezia. It is certainly not a Perezia in Pl. [Plantae]
 Wright. [Wrightianae]. I enclose a specimen. Mr. Schott and
 myself also found a very unique Cactaceae
 very near Mammillaria but altogether spineless.
 It is very pretty and unique in its appearance.
 Mr. Schott has made a very good sketch of
 it which he may probably send you by another
 mail. He is now here under Maj. [Major] Emory and
 is much better pleased than when under the 
 order of young Lieuts [Lieutenants] of the Army whose greatest
 ambition appears to be the gratification
 of sensual pleasures. But for your kind recommendations
 of him to Maj. [Major] Emory he could hardly 
        