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took him to Carlsruhe, where his conva- 

 lescence was carefully watched over by his 

 friend's mother. Being still delicate he was 

 advised to recruit in his native air, and he re- 

 turned to Orbe, accompanied by Braun, who 

 did not leave him till he had placed him in 

 safety with his parents. The following ex- 

 tracts from the correspondence between him- 

 self and Braun give some account of this in- 

 terval spent at home. 



AGASSIZ TO BRAUN. 



ORBE, May 26, 1827. 



. . . Since I have been here, I have 

 walked faithfully and have collected a good 

 number of plants which are not yet dry. I 

 have more than one hundred kinds, about 

 twenty specimens of each. As soon as they 

 can be taken out of the press, I '11 send you a 

 few specimens of each kind with a number at- 

 tached so that you may identify them. Take 

 care that you do not displace the numbers in 

 opening the package. Should you want more 

 of any particular kind let me know ; also 

 whether Schimper wishes for any. . . . At 

 Neuchatel I had the good fortune to find at 

 least thirty specimens of Bombinator obstet- 

 ricans with the eggs. Tell Dr. Leuckart that 

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