
          & we can not trust Schw. at all. it is so, be
silent as you may. I had [?] him in ever
so many species, as he wrote me, & if I had
known his Herbarium earlier, I should not
have made some mistakes I have, or rather
been led into errors. He wrote me that my C. [olfratris?]
was exactly like his species from Europe.
But they are not at all alike, clearly distinct
as [?] be. And I shall not make it a neew one in
[crossed out: [?]] Journal. C. alba from Niagara & here is
very like that from Europe. The diff. is in the
leaves only, but some leaves on my European
species are like ours. I am glad you have some
European species for me. I want more greatly.
Can not you send them soon to me? I am glad
to hear that my bundle for Dr. B. reached you at
last.

I am glad you are so far [over?] on the
Cummingtonite. It looks well. But I repeat to you, this
is a [silicous?] mineral. [Fibolite?] is all aluminum [marly?].
I never have seen any Lillimanite [Lillianite?] that looks at all
like this.

You flatter me by saying you had rather
have joined me in a Caricog. It is no derogation
to him or praise to me, to say you could have had
more correct aid. In the general view of the subject,
I remain as before. I know I am in the
right, & I find others rebelling against that assumption
of right which would have shut me up.
I mean not against you, but the principle.

In my remarks upon your Man. I told you that
that was for my own information, & I am obliged
        