
          Tuckerman's Aster Greenii, whether from Schenectady or 
 Ipswich (but Oakes promises to come and bring me some, 
 and has already sent me some roots for the Garden), & know not 
 whether they are right about it.


 I wish we had a collector to go with Fremont. It is 
 a great chance. If none are to be had. Lieut. F. [Lieutenant Fremont] must be indoctrinated, 
 & taught to collect both dried spec [specimens] & seeds. Tell him 
 he shall be immortalized by having the 999th Senecio 
 called S. Fremonti; that�s [pos? [positive?]], for he has at least 
 two new ones.


 Have you heard aught about Knieskern's box? I hope it 
 is not exposed to freezing. 


 Loddiges have kindly send us one [glazed?] case 
 and 2 boxes of live plants (over a hundred species), thro. [through]
 Thorburn by the St. James. But they have not yet 
 reached Boston, or had not Saturday. Perhaps Thorburn
 has very wisely retained them during the freezing weather of 
 last week. 


 I have the privilege of expending 100 dollars in 
 Botanical Illustrations, to be the property of the College, 
 and to be increased from time to time. How do you advise 
 me to proceed in the matter?


 Tho. [Though] greatly behindhand, I must get Compositae
 all done this month, Then, if you could have the Lobelias 
 and Campanulas ready, I think we could print the latter 
 part of January, & I get every thing off my mind, and ready for 
 teaching 1st of March.


 [So?] Dr. J. Aug. [John Augustine?] Smith has been showing the 
 Cloven foot, as I see by Dr. [Bronnleis?] letter in 
 the Observer!


 This letter you see has no beginning, as I have 
 scribbled down memoranda for a day or two past, as they 
 occurred to me. I am deep among thistles, which are thorny 
 (tho' I see that they are satisfactionable, all but one little 

        