
          I find in Amoenit. Acad. [Amoenitates academicae] a paper on Kamtschatka [Kamchatka] 
 plants by Jonas P. [Petrus] Halenius, so his name is given 
 (Latin). I reckon the genus Halenia is dedicated to 
 him; but I cannot get hold of Börkhausen. 


 Obione. Gaertner goes not give the derivation. We cannot 
 make it from any Greek words. As the original 
 species is Siberian, Dr. Harris & myself opine that 
 it is from the name of the Siberian river Obi! 


 Now as to go Gaultheria, alias Gautiera. Sprengel (Gen. [Genus?])
 takes the latter form, and refers to Mem. étrang. acad. Par.
 1721 p. 378, to show that the man [Jean-François Gaultier] wrote his own name 
 Gautier (of which there is no doubt.) Endlicher has taken 
 it for granted that Kalm there established the genus Gautiera
 and all that: and so has made his reference with out 
 looking at the book [crossed out: Now] (he has put a wrong date to it
 also) Now Kalm has published nothing in Acad. Paris. 
 The paper referred to by Sprengel is one of Gautier's on
 the Sugar Maple. The genus first appears in 
 Linn. Gen. & Amoenit. Acad. [Amoenitates academicae]vol. 3, & was established 
 as Gaultheria, in which form it has generally come down. 
 Now what is to be done? 


 Your Catskill Solidago speaks plainly for itself. 
 It is S. [Solidago] thyrsoidea! The thing acute involucral scales,
 glabrous achenia, large heads, and leaves with winged
 petioles distinguish it well. It grows on mountains 
 of small elevation in Maine, abound at the base of [crossed out: the]
 Mount Washington &c., on the Green Mts [Mountains], Vermont (and 
 with S. [Solidago] humilis, Penth is no doubt in North New York Mountains)
 The summit of Round-top appears to correspond just 
 with the base of the White Mountains. Did you get 
 any Moss?


 The blue-berried Gaylusaceia [Gaylussacia] is green! I should like 
 some specimens. Is not the White Huckleberry in 
 New Jersey and Albino of N. resinosum, like Buckley's? 
 Let Knieskern find out. It is singular that the day
        