
          Rhammus? texansis [?] [?] = [Ceanothus?]

Sprague is himself examining the Zizyphus & Frangula
[Casuliniana?] (Frangula perfectly good genus. as Bennett
says. & Rhamnus alnifolius does not belong to it, but is a
true Rhamnus, with recurved cotyledons.) & is doing
them well. He will be able to engrave the trees
for himself. But there is much that he cannot or
yet equal to Prestele.

I have finished all the copy of Gen. [?] vol. II.
at length. The printer has yet 2 or 3 sheets to set up.
The plates are working off in New York. It will now
soon [smudged out: Ex] be off my hands. It is long since I have done
anything at Ex. Exped. Pl. I am now going at them.

It is a shabby , unsatisfactory collection.

What [Eriogona?] I have direct from Bentham
are named. I send you all that are in my
herbarium, also my set of Pl. Fendl.,which I
shall be glad, as they have to be compared with Nuttall's
& [?]., if you will elaborate for me , & name. At the
same time my criticisms you have to make , & the brief
characters of any new species whether in Fremonts & Ex. Expl.
collections you had better publish in notes to said [Eriogona?].
in Pl. Fendl. My other families of Fendl. Plants you
would like to have are at your service.

I send also my copy of Benth. [Eriogona?]

I have never studied the [Amaranthus?] plant
at all. I will when Sprague figures it.

I do not recollect that I ever saw your [?]
I should think it would be well worth while
to figure it. On looking over your characters, it
strikes me as more likely to be [Rutaceous?] than Zanthoxyl,
        