
          food, under the names of Racine à Tabae
and Black root. It has broad oblong
racinal leaves & a bulbous root, many 
specimens unnumbered perhaps you 
might determine it.

No part of my report will go to the press
before the end of this month & then
I will print very slowly in order that
we may avail ourselves as much as
possible of your determinations.

No. 149-18hh. This was from a large oak
three feet in diameter, specimens taken in the 
first days of April. bears a slender
acorn three quarters of an inch to an inch &
a half long, which has a pleasant flavor.
The indians gather it in enormous quantities
I enclose you a rough sketch from
our botanical artist that you may
judge how we shall do. I will
write you a desultory line very
frequently & am with much respect

Truly yours
J.C. Frémont
        