
          I consider it desirable to have it known what
are Mx? plants. & I wish you would let we have
those figs. of his C. paupercula, & miliaris. I am
not surprised to learn that C. rostrata is that small
[Hanthophysa?], in part, Schenk's plant or fig. is
much like it. C. oligosperma!!, true, I do
not know that I have looked at it, in [?] to
C. Oakesiana, tho' I have often for others.

Those Gun barrels I can get, but I can not
send them this winter, unless some strange [case?]
occurs. Shall I get them for you at any rate,
to send to you when I can, & have them
brushed out [clear?] & bright & fine? You will
let me know this, soon as you see fit.

By the way, I want to see those two figs. of [page torn: illeg.]
mentioned above, soon, if I can. But that, C.
[viridula?], how can it be a var. of C. [Ordini?]? At
least all these are so alike that it does not
seen possible, but it must be.

The [man?] has been about 18 miles [?] this
fortnight, & the cold awful, awful, all the
time almost. Three weeks ago, -14°, & again -6,
& another morning, -8°, & last Sat. -3°, & Sab. morning,
-32°.7, & at 10, A.M., -22°, & at noon -12°, & at 9 P.M., -15°;
Monday, [?] [?]; but Tuesday -8°, & [very?]
cold, [?] [?] all day, & -13 at 9 PM., &
this morning -26°, & at noon -6° & at 9 this
morning it is -12°. Did you ever hear of
        