Engelmann, George Mar. 9, 1843 [1] (seq. 78)

Arrvd March 27 —
St Louis March 9th 1843

My dear Doctor

Yours of 13th of February reached
here at the end of last month, late and partly
nearly illegible on account of its having laid with
the mail in some stream! — I am very glad
to see the end of Compositae, but I have here
the same misfortune, which I had with my
Cuscutae, I am just too late with my annotations?

Never the less I have sent the parcel a few days
ago to New York; it had been laying here since 6 or
8 weeks and nobody would trouble himself with it.
You receive about Compositate for your own Herbarium
and about which I wish you to return
Lindheimeria and Crinidium is amongst the numbers.
You will find some remarks on the letter first on the
next page; the latter may not be new, as it appears not
to be a rare plant in that part of Texas, and a very
showy one in August & September. You have now
undoubtedly got the seeds, and the two bulbs, which
I hope are sound. —

Have you looked through my additions? do you find
any thing new in them? — The Compositae must be
still so fresh in your memory that it will be easy
for you to examine my specimens and give
your opinion about them and return those
which I wish to get back.

Now Lindheimer! His predilections, his health, and the
very proper wish to come to a certain conclusion with his
botanical labours in one part of the country before he
moves to another will cause him to prefer Texas
to any other field of operations. Besides that his
money means are so contracted, that at present he could
not do more if he would! — He is amply prepared
to go to Texas, is aquainted with our plants here, and with