Engelmann, George July 26, 1848 [4] (seq. 341)

2) heard fron him, except that he sent his Synopsis — — I have not done any thing about fishes since. — My dear Doctor St Louis July 26th 1848 I have from time to time penned the forgoing pages just as material offered. Your letters of June 13 & July 13th both reached me in due time. I am glad Fendlers plants have all arrived safely; I hope those for England have arrived before this time. — I always thought J. Carey was a subscriber, but I can not find any authority, nor as to Oakes — I probably put them on the list because they were subscribers to Lindheimer's plants. — I can not get that copy of your manual from N Orleans. I shall write again there by a friend who goes down in a few days. Lindheimer was detained at {New} Braunfels till End of June and was then preparing to go to the San Saba or Liano, where — the Indians permitting — he will settle and reamin at least next season, and then advance with the Pioneers of civilizaton. I had begun to work at Cuscutae, but think it best to lay that aside again and distribute now Fendl Lindheimers plants, before I do any thing else — they have been accumulating too long. At the same time I will study a few of the families, of Fendlers & Lindheimers plants. Cacti, Cuscutae, Pini, Asclepiadaceae, Allissimum — which you of course will have to review. — Tell me, if you conveniently can, whether I have sent you already any full description to be printed with the account of Lindheimers plants. It is so long since, and I have kept no memorandum, that I dont recollect