134 CHARLES ANTHONY GOESSMANN 



A few days ago our botanist Bartling died, 77 years 

 old. 



Farewell. Greetings from me to your dear wife, of 

 whom at least I possess a photograph, and kindly 

 remember, 



Your truly devoted, 



WOHLEB. 



My best greetings also to Professor Clark. I shall 

 send you with this letter (under separate cover) a little 

 joke, which is not intended for publication. 



GOTTINGEN, 25 February 1876. 



DEAR COLLEAGUE GOSSMANN, 



A thousand thanks for your exhaustive, interesting 

 letter, the extraordinarily beautiful photographs and 

 the money for the Kornrumpfs. 



While I was reading in the first the sketch of your 

 varied life hi America, I thought of the remarkable 

 occurrences in this world, how I could not foresee 55 

 years ago, when I began my studies at Marburg, that 

 my fellow-student Gossmann from Fritzlar, who 

 played the flute so well and serenaded the belles of 

 Marburg so often, while I held the lantern, should one 

 day have a son, who would become one of my dearest 

 pupils, and that the latter would now be living in 

 America, for 19 years, in full activity and laying the 

 foundation for a most happy existence. You can imag- 

 ine how interesting it was to me to have such a vivid 

 picture of your family. The same is true of the picture 

 of Clark, to whom please express my hearty thanks. I 

 consider him also as one of my most lovable pupils, 



