30 Mar [1859] [2] (seq. 421)

among them what appears to be
a new genus of Monotropeae. It
is a dwarf chunky coralloid thing
— looking like a stunted Hypopitys — but
the anthers are linear & manifestly
2-celled opening longitudinally. The
filaments are long & strongly bearded
their whole length. Style longish
Cor. 4-5-petalled. I have destroyed
two of the few flowers on the specimen
& will leave the rest till you come.
It is intermediate between Allotropa
& Monotropa (Hypopitys).
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I congratulate you on the
honor conferred on you by the
Stockholm Academy. It is a
great thing to be chosen to fill
the place of such a noble botanist
as Brown.

No news about poor Schaeffer. I
hear that political influence will
probably be used to get in a man
from Connecticut — but no particulars.

Give my love & sympathy to your
good Jane. Tell her we will
do our best to get her well without
the use of drugs. She shall
have the care of my monkeys while
she remains with us. Oh the
dear rascals what mischief they
did when I went out & forgot to
lock up their cage. The{y} smashed
one ink-stand — upset another, as
well as a quart bottle of ink that
was on the floor — then mixed the
black with pot-of gum & made
tracks over my table. I send you
one of them.