
          Please make memorandum that Lobelia Texensis, Raf. [Rafinesque], a
 scarlet-flowered species, is figured in Link, Otto & Klotzsch 
 Icones Rar. Hort. Berol. [Icones plantarum rariorum horti regii botanici Berolinensis] t. [tomus] 33 (fide [vide] notice in London's 
 Gardner's [Gardener's] mag. [magazine] for Feb. [February] 1843. 


 I have received a line from Bentham, enquiring when 
 we are to be at the Scrophularineae & Labiatae. Young De Cand. [Candolle]
 is going on [crossed out: with the] at last actively with the Prodromus. Vol. [Volume] 8th
 is in the press, and will be out about June. The [Schrophularin? [Scrophularia?]] 
 will be in Vol. [Volume] 9, and I have engaged send him the mss. [manuscript], at 
 least the greatest portion of it, in the beginning of 1844, and the 
 Labiatae for Vol. [Volume] 10, by the beginning of 1845, as the volumes are 
 to come out regularly one a year. Now I should be sorry to 
 have any doubles emplois. between your new sp. [species] and mine. 
 The Labiatae you will have done before I come to them; but 
 perhaps that may not be the case with the Scrophulariaceae,
 and if you can lend many materials that you do not want 
 before Nov. [November] of Dec. [December] of this year, you would oblige me much. 
 If however you are now working, or have worked at them, I 
 should be exceedingly glad to have proofs of what you have done 
 as early as convenient, in order that I may avail myself of
 your labors, and quote them in their proper places. x x x
 Pentstemon is the first difficult N. [North] American genus,,, 
 I shall have to do, and shall arrive at it in July or August.


 Now I think, if Bentham will take care of 
 his family we shall before De Candolle; and in 
 replying to his letter, which I must do on Saturday morning 
 of next week, in time to hear from you, and subject to your
 correction, I will propose to Mr. Bentham to do the Scrophul. [Scrophulariaceae]
 for us as he goes along, which will be another material aid, and
 enable us to finish our second vol. [volume], some time next autumn. I.
 will promise him the use of any of our material that will assist 
 him, to send it in July. I think he will accede to the proposal, 
 at least so far as to furnish spec. [specific or species] char. [characters or characteristics]: we may perhaps 
 have to post in particular range & localities. What say 
 you?


 The paper is received by the last Steam Packet state that 
 Capt. [Captain] Ross's expedition are expected home in May next.


 A.G. [Asa Gray]
        