
          & like sterile filaments, 
 3 stamens, with short filaments
 & oval, introrse anthers. 
 The pistil you know. 
 It is 1-celled with 3
 parietal pluriovulate placentae,
 & 3 styles.


 Don't ask me about its 
 affinities. I have not the 
 least idea of them.
 Trillium and Medeola have 
 some analogies, would be 
 nearest, but for the 1-celled ovary,
 with parietal placentae.


 Answer me one question
 Have you my pamphlets of
 Statistics yet? Did young
 Schuyler not call for them?


 Another thing. 
 You sent me some Convolvulaceae
        