
          Cambridge March 10, 1848


 Dear Friend


 I have yours of the 8th which
 crossed a note or some scraps from me
 under an envelope.


 Thanks for the information about the Streptanthus.
 W. is not too late for the Clematis. I
 merely put a brief note at the front of the
 Genus in Genera [?], but want to
 straighten out the whole matter when I
 prepare the account of the Fendler plants (
 in which there are 2 or 3 species, so I shall
 be glad to have them.


 Moreover in 10 days or so I shall have to
 study Elatine. Will you at the same time
 therefore send the [monogs.?] in Act. Acad. Nat
 [?] of which you once spoke


 Fremonts plan is to be governor of California.
 Holton has been most active certainly. I have
 however seen none of his notices yet.


 As to the Review, the North American is [preoccupied?]
 as Mr. Emerson is to have a short article on it

        