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letterhead Knows, above? the stables on the Creek; the other is illegible Douglasis? , the blue mountain oak, on the bare
hills above you a few specimens of each of them in flower and again a week or two later when the leaves are not yet fully
grown (showing the f illegible flowers or young acorns? ) would be very desirable. I would say that I found a few specimens
of the Cobata also on the hills, but Douglasis is readily distinguished by the smoother, whiter bark, the smaller and less
color leaves? ; it seems to be the illegible tree on the illegible hills. And now my best wishes for mother and daughter and
all of you Yours truly G Engelmann? 00988