
          Recd [Received] Oct. 6th
Ansd. [Answered] Oct 16th.

Philad. [Philadelphia] Octobr. [October] 4th 1838

Dear Sir

In answer to your queries about Hosackia,
&c. I think Psycopsis [Psychopsis] and Microlotus had better be retained as
sections of Hosackia, as they all still differ in habit and
geography as much from Lotus as Hosackia and even
more! Witness the terete pod of Hosackia, and how like to Lotus
Bentham's California Microloti. (having pinnated leaves) are all I
would retain in his § Microlotus. The Psychopsides are all [small circle with center dot]
and all trifoliate except one. I think the Hosackia parviflora of
Hooker.

The genus Drepanolobus is distinguished by the pod as
you mention. I do not know Hosackia stolonifera Lind. [Lindley]
Hosackia (Psychopsis) sericeus had been named before by me as
Trigonella americana but let it stand with Bentham's name
sericeus. P. glabra [Psychopsis glabra ] & P. elata [Psychopsis elata], are probably nothing more
than varities. [Umbel?] [?] [flowered?] by [abortion?] but [then?]
[expression?] so extended is probably hardly proper.

I will send you my papers published in Phil. Trans. [{hilosophical Transactions]
by the first opportunity I find
        