01315 in margin: a letter from you just before leaving Seattle. Trust all are well illegible How you would enjoy a day
or two here. The weather is hot by the afternoon but cool towards evening Y in the early hours of morning The Mentzelia a
large primrose of the evening kind common where you lived on the Merced I found in abundance at the foot of the fall in dry
as by ground. It is a large rough looking plant with glutinous leaves I send a withered speciman to Helen. I wrote Wanda
from Seattle the other day telling you to write to Dr Parry then I would be at Chico in about 10 days or earlier from that
time. I have lost his address. We take the train back to Tacoma tonight near midnight will be in Portland tomorrow night.
Thence we will go a little way up the Columbia then homeward. Have poor luck in getting good food of any sort. loose much
sleep. Will be glad to rest awhile. I received