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could not be persuaded to open the latter until re- 

 cently, when she was out of sugar. We then had an 

 opportunity to admire its beauty and quality when 

 drinking our coffee, at the same time remembering you 

 gratefully. Geuther secured some seeds for Schleiden : 

 a part of them I kept to plant, the remainder were 

 given to Bartling for our Botanical Garden, and to 

 v. Martius, for the Botanical Garden at Miinchen. I 

 hope that at least part of the lot will thrive well at one 

 or the other place. 



I was glad to hear that Stephani had arrived and 

 had made your acquaintance. Give him my best 

 greetings. Dr. Bode of Cassel, who could not find a 

 position here, finally left for America on an uncer- 

 tainty and is, I believe, in Cincinnati. We have not 

 heard anything for a long time from Engelhardt who, 

 as you know, went to America with Prof. Clark. You 

 also write nothing concerning Garrigues, Gillingham, 

 Pugh, Joy, and the others who were here. Has not the 

 latter become a professor in New York? Have you 

 ever made the acquaintance of Mr. Booth, my first 

 American pupil? All this interests me very much. 

 There are now only three Americans working in the 

 laboratory, Messrs. Harris, Little and Stewart, besides 

 two Englishmen. I have accepted only 22 laboratory 

 students this semester, transferring half a dozen to 

 Limpricht in order to avoid the rush in winter. Dr. 

 Geuther still has your position, employing Fabian as an 

 assistant. Limpricht has for assistants Dr. Schwanert, 

 Dr. v. Uslar and Dr. Fittig. I have transferred the 

 6-hour Practicum to the old hospital, where Dr. v. Uslar 



