
          Cambridge Saturday morning.-
23rd Sept. 1848.

My Dear Friend

Your favor of the 18th came this morning.
I will note your memoranda only.
You will see by my last (crossing yours) that
Jane has anticipated your proposition to copy
[added: [?] Batis], will do it next week, is in Boston to-day
- her father moving up- has made
herself sick once, but is really muchbetter now.

I have made less headway than I expected
this week - owing to bad interuptions - [Townsend?] of
West Chester. Horticult. show & festival, and a
visit from Dr. [?] daughters, who came
up from Quincy, where they have an uncle,
& have stayed 2 or 3 days: they return this afternoon.

I send in this to mail in Boston by Joseph,
to add a few other [mems.?] for your parcel
for me. Since you are to send I may as
well have all I need.

Well, after bothering 2 days over Bartonias
(Mentzelias: of which I have B. [imata?] & nuda (I think)
in Fremont & one or two that bothered me from the St. Fe
& Texas.) I must ask you to send me your materials
in that genus, with mem. of any new conclusions you have
        