
          I find, too, that I am losing ground here, ever,
 by continuing to teach Botany without something of
 the kind. What I do must be done off hand,
 and be all printed off early in April, & thrown into 
 the market. Oakes sees the necessity, and will 
 co�perate. If there were time, and if it promised 
 any return for the labor & vexation, I should like to 
 have you share in it. I thought of condensing it 
 so much, that I could have it bound up with 
 the Bot. [Botanical] Text Book, for the use of schools, others 
 in pocket-book form for the botanist in the 
 field. As soon as I can get a specimen 
 in type I will forward you a proof. I am
 waiting for accents.


 Agassiz begins his lectures on the Glaciers 
 on Wednesday. Had you completed your 
 arrangements earlier you might have had 
 him in New York. But I imagine it will 
 be better to catch him next autumn, perhaps at 
 the opening of your Med. [Medical] College. At the same 
 time you would do well to engage him to 
 give a short course of lectures to med. [medical] students 
 under your auspices, on Embryology. It would be 
 very taking. He desired to be kindly remembered to
        