De Bary to Braun 
ans. By me* May 28 
( this letter was written by De Bary on April 24, 1868 and sent to Braun. Engelmann 
answered the letter and wrote the above two lines. Trans.) 
Most valued Friend: 
Your friendly missive of yesterday reminded me to my horror that | had yet to send 
the attached: | excuse myself with the note that | was hoping you would come here 
and so put it aside to give to you directly. | have now learned that your mother's 
iliness explains why you did not come; | hope that your arrival in the spring means 
that she is well. Solms and | thank you for the reprints. Rept(?) is not well ; he has 
scarlet fever but a benign form. | am especially interested in the Characaeéa . 
Perhaps you could send me an additional reprint so that | can read about your 
epoch making discoveries in the Botanische Zeitung. It gladdens me to find in you a 
congenial soul for our Cythis flower and | hope this serves as a decoy for your visit. 
The essential part must be the position of male flower of the Cythis as you have 
stated and | have confirmed, but the final outcome depends on the care of the plant 
as the future of the rootstock is dependent thereupon. As far as we can judge the 
position of the male flower is horizontal, i.e. positioned 
VG 
9 , MISSOURI 
: BOTANICAL 
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