
          set of drawings, both of cultivated & some 
 native plants, exceedingly well done. 
 Also specimens of his work in cutting 
 on stone! which he does admirably. 
 He did the work in Bischoff's Terminology, which 
 perhaps you remember, 2 4to vols. [volumes]. What a pity 
 he did not have the State-Flora plates to execute! 


 If Dr Beck and yourself go on with 
 your plan, he is your man to engrave the 
 plates on stone. Our Illicium is 
 now in full flower; but I cannot spare 
 Sprague a moment to draw it yet; unless 
 indeed, it is quite certain you will want it,
 this year, when I would try. He must work 
 hard for me two weeks longer. 


 I thought I saw Fremont's drift,
 sometime ago. He defeated Wyman's
 application (tho' he takes branches that Fremont 
 can do nothing in) [crossed out: for fear] that he might 
 have all the scientific glory! He ought to 
 be a above it, and to aim higher: but under, it 
 is hardly to be expected.


 My cutting up of Vestiges of Creation was 
 a fine blow, and told. Peirce, who you 
 know was rather inclined to favor Rogers a while 
 ago, is now sound and strong. We think of 
 sending a critical analysis of the first part 
 of Mulder, as our joint work (if he finds 
 time to put in form the physiological deductions I 

        