
          to have escaped all the botanists who have visited this
 region. I saw it last fall when I visited the Organs [Organ Mountains, New Mexico] when it was
 out of flower collecting only a very few (say half a dozen) seeds and
 only suspected it to be different from those in the Flora from
 the rarity of such plants in this neighborhood. I sent the seeds to
 my wife and do not know whether they have succeeded in germinating
 them. When Mr. Thurber was in Sonora last summer 
 he collected the same plant and should it turn out to be a 
 new species I should be glad to have him anticipated in
 punishment for withholding his collections so long and selfishly.
 I have made arrangements with Mr. White the Postman
 who lives at Fort Fillmore 12 miles from the place where we
 collected it to have collections of the seeds made. I 
 left with him your address so that if he does not neglect 
 it you will certainly get some of the seeds in the course of
 the fall. With regard to my first lot of plants Mr. Bartlett said
 he cared little or nothing but intimated a desire that my future
 collections should go to make up his botanical report but
 has never given me any orders respecting them. All the expense
 of collection except a very trifling amount of transportation
 has been paid from my private means. His promise of a sufficiency
 of paper prevented me from furnishing myself with a proper
 supply at home while out here it was difficult to obtain
 at any price. I must have made a [sad?] blunder with my pen
 and substituted the name of Mr. Radziminski for that of Mr. Salazar.
 Mr. R. is an officer of the American Commission while Mr.
 Salazar succeeded Genl [General] Conde in the Mexican Commission.
 The letter to Mr Schott enclosed to me I forwarded
 to him at Eagle Pass by the first opportunity.
 If I do not get a letter from you by the Santa Fe mail which is 
 now due I can not hear from you again short of two months.
 We start in two or three days to Presidio del norte. Direct your
 next letters for "Leona Station Texas." Respectfully JM Bigelow
        