
          Thursday Morning  Mr. Schenck came home last
 evening without going to Washington, and (I
 regret it) without calling upon you, but
 he told me his father had sent the parcel
 & letter to your house - Inclosed you
 will find a specimen of the ordinary size
 without the root of the newly detected plant
 by which I hope you will be able to
 make out whether it belongs to any described
 species or not - I would send you
 a whole specimen but the roots are too
 bulky. - The flowers are of the ordinary size
 and appearance - You will of course not
 consider the hasty sketch given above [no physical sketch found] as an
 attempt at giving a detailed account of the
 plant. I have a goodly quantity of the plant
 and Am happy to be ably to supply others with
 specimens. - I was not a little disappointed
 in not receiving a letter from you today
 but suppose it was from pressure of business that
 it was omitted.


 Believe me sincerely yours


 P.D.Knieskern.
        