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stop in the street to listen to it, when I do not under- 

 stand a word that is spoken. 



13th June, 1839. — I passed the whole morning, that 

 is, until one o'clock, at the Botanical Cabinet, looking 

 at grass and such like. After dinner Zuccarini called 

 for me, took me to his house, showed me his Japan 

 plants, the work he is publishing on them, etc. I 

 looked over and named his American Cyperacese, and 

 he made me most bountiful offers for exchange. He 

 gave me some of his publications and even offered me 

 his "Japan Flora" (Siebold's), which is an expensive 

 work, but it is very desirable for us to have, though it 

 will be rather difficult for me to give him an equiva- 

 lent. It is now sunset, eight o'clock ; all the shops 

 in the town have been closed nearly an hour, the peo- 

 ple all enjoying themselves in the gardens round- 

 about. I am going to bed early, in hopes to rise in 

 time to go down to the Garden and hear Martins lec- 

 ture at seven o'clock. He lectures every morning at 

 that hour, and Zuccarini again every morning from 

 eight to nine, and also from eleven to twelve. The 

 scientific people here have been arranging a little fete 

 for Saturday, the birthday of Linnseus. It is decided 

 that there is to be a botanical excursion, I believe, to 

 the Tegernsee, some fifteen miles off, and I suppose ' 

 also a picnic dinner. I have not learned all the par- 

 ticulars, but this I shall do in time, as I am to be one 

 of the party. 



14th June, 1839. — I rose early this morning and 

 went to hear Martins lecture at the Garden at seven 

 o'clock. He is a good lecturer, fluent and clear. 

 Called on Dr. Schultes ; ^ then returned to breakfast ; 

 afterwards spent the morning at the cabinet, with the 



^ Julius Hermann Schultes, 1804 Died in Munich, 1840. 



