
          Cambridge, Saturday. [Aug. 29, 1846]


 My Dear Doctor


 Obolaria flowers so early in the 
 spring that there is no doubt the flower buds are 
 all formed the preceding autumn. To clear all 
 doubt about the structure of the fruit it is only 
 needful now to examine the ovary in the bud, and this 
 I am very anxious to do, now soon. 


 Do you not think some of it might be found 
 now on Rocky Hill, by poking carefully in the very place 
 where it is norm to grow. If you have the leisure 
 I wish you would try. 


 Tuesday, Sept. 1.


 Your parcels (& the Scroph. [Scrophulariaceae] portfolio) came on 
 Saturday all right. I was that moment at 
 work at Erythraea, and wanted to see some specimens 
 from you. Let me note, that you have forgotten 
 to send the Dodecatheon dendatum of Fremont's
 1st Jour. [Journey], unless it is a large specimen, with nearly 
 entire leaves, omitted to be labelled, scape a foot high.
 Umbel like Dodecathon [Dodecatheon], but corolla very unlike. [added: It is]
 [added: a Primrose.] How is it? Send the real. 


 Thanks for the nice things you have given me, 
 and the magnificent plate of Fremontia.

        