
          seen. The peculiarities of
 climate are in truly remarkable,
 that this must necessarily be
 so, Eg. [Qurcus Hindsii?], one of our
 best known & best marked oaks, in 
 the vallies [valleys] is a pine tree, rivalling in beauty
 the Q. [Quercus] Pedimenlata of English parks,
 has long slender acorns, often over 2
 inches long A mountain variety, in 
 Trinity county has nearly globular
 acorns, with the smallest cups,
 while over the mountains of Shasta Co [County],
 another variety, a mere chapparal
 bush, fruiting abundantly when but 
 2 feet high, and [illegible] either. A
 traveller would not hesitate, from 
 limited observations, making three
 species of them.


 How can I manage to get
 as many well determined specimens
 from this coast, from the Smithsonian
 or otherwise for our State collection?


 I labor under a great
 disadvantage in collecting, in 
 not being acquainted better with 
 the authenticated flora of the state, as
 known in the East.


 Believe me Sir,
 Yours truly
 Wm H Brewer
        