
          has never said a word about it, and 
 has only by implication acknowledged having 
 received it. 


 Glad indeed the [Alugeradia?] is 
 up. Have a specimen. Very 
 carefully potted for me. I will 
 take it next month, and see 
 how soon we can make it flower. 
 Mine have not come up. 


 Carter lost the Ipomoea leplophylla,
 tho' the seeds came up well.


 I have taken initiative steps which 
 will result in my losing him, I hope 
 as soon as next spring. 


 What I think of Brown's book you 
 will see by a notice I have sent 
 to Sill. [Silliman's] Journal. 


 I have seen no notice in the 
 papers about the matter: But Bache
 told Prof. Pierce that he was using 
 his efforts to secure this secretaryship 
 for Prof. Henry, and I inferred that 
 he hopes to succeed. He ought to have 
 it. I was thinking of calling on
        