AndeDSBon, N. J. 

 1858, 27th Sept. 

 Stockholm, Sweden 



TRANSLATION 



Dear Dr., 



Through Prof. A. Braun I received a letter from you with the information 

 that I shall receive through Dr. Klotzsch a package of American plants from you. 

 I thank you for this even before having received these plants. 



I wanted to send you plants from Sweden, but heard from Fries, what you also 

 wrote me, that you already have a collection of these species. I then began to 

 send you a package of Galapagos plants. These were sent in a box to Boston to 

 Prof. Asa Gray and I hope that you will receive them through him. It is true that 

 you won't find this collection complete; however, I hope that you will appreciate 

 these species because of their great rarety. If you wish, I shall send you other 

 collections from my trips; we have namely many duplicates from Brazil, in case 

 you could need those. Aresberg's monograph on Guscuta Lucia I enclosed also. 



As you might know, we have very few North American plants here in Stockholm. 

 Recently I received from Petersburg a precious collection (Bngelraanania all) through 

 Regel. Fries has many of those; however, since presumably these collections shall 

 stay in Upsala for ever, I have to do everything possible in order to get American 

 material for Stockholm. Should there be a collection for sale or should you know 

 of someone who would exchange with Swedish and Linneaen species, I should welcome 

 that very much. In any event, I count upon you to keep in mind our interest in 

 North America. 



Since we plan to have here a botanical museum as in Kew, we should like to 

 have such plants from America which would attract the interest of the public. 

 Therefore, I ask you to obtain for us everything you can. I shall be glad to 

 spend the necessary money for that and no doubt, you will find an opportunity 

 to send this material from New Orleans direct to Sweden (Stockhdin or Gothenburg). 



My whole family, that is my little wife and my even smaller Nils Elias, who 

 is just 3 1/2 months old, are in very good health and spirit. 



I hope to hear soon and to receive good news that you and your wife are back 

 in your dear home and that you will keep a good memory of myself. 



Sincerely yours, 

 N. J. Andersson 

 Stockholm, 2? Sept. I858 



