P. S. I was extremely sorry, at not having the pleasure of seeing <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />your Friend <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0012928 http://d-nb.info/gnd/117648213"><choice> <abbr>Dr.</abbr> <expan>Doctor</expan> </choice> Caspar</persName>, who I beg you will give my compliments <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />to. I have just had a very splendid <placeName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0008847 https://www.geonames.org/3996063">Mexican</placeName> plant which <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />has flowered in my Hothouse, it is nearly allied to <name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant">Bromelia <lb />paniculigera</name> of <persName xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" ref="https://edition-humboldt.de/H0016188 http://d-nb.info/gnd/117384836">Swartz</persName>, at least of the same genus with it, very <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />different from <name xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="plant">Bromelia</name>. <choice xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <orig>the</orig> <reg>The</reg> </choice> flowers are white edged with crimson <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />in large panicles. The <subst xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"> <del rendition="#s">floral</del> <add place="superlinear">stem</add> </subst> leaves from 2 to 3 feet long of a beautiful <lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />crimson.<lb xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" />