
          P.S. Dr. Englemann has sent me a copy of his
 notes on Cereus giganteus &.C. [et cetera] in Sillimans Journal.
 Give my respects to Mr. Wright should he be in your
 neighborhood. I never go out into botanical regions
 without having him always green in my remembrance.


 San Antonio


 Decr. [December] 7th On my return from New Braunfels
 I find your welcome letter of Nov. [November] 8th here.
 I find Mr. Lindheimer engaged in the publication 
 and Editorship of a German weekly
 newspaper by which his time is so much
 occupied as not to be able to devote much
 to botany. By running over his plants I find
 many interesting ones. His plants in general
 are considerably injured by insects and the
 probability is that the Commissioner will find
 his in the same condition. I will write you
 from Eagle Pass when I have more leisure 
 with regard to Mr. Bartletts orders in relation to
 our plants. I will ask you one simple question
 however. Do you hold all the plants I have 
 sent you as subject to Mr. Bartlett's orders?
 If you do I have been mistaken. Please let me
 know as soon as you can. Things are so much
 disorganized now that I can form no conjecture
 what our immediate future movements may 
 be. Mr. Wright will probably not return
        