
          Cambridge, Tuesday 30th.


 Dear Doctor


 I have taken hold of 
 Bigelow's Calif. [California] [Monopot.?]
 written out about Plantagineae 
 (putting in some important notes 
 I had written for another 
 place) [Plumberg?], and [Onbancheae?]
 and have taken up the
 Scrophulariaceae.


 On the 2d plant I have 
 fallen on a puzzle, from 
 "Mohave Creek, March 2d"
 I took it for an Antirrhinum
 till I looked into it.
 It has a strong prominent 
 palate, but only 2
 stamens & one-celled semiform
 anthers. I have pulled off 
        