Boissier, E. Rec. Munchen Aug. 7 Ans. Bremen Oct. 8 
Canton Appenzell, July 24, 1869 
My dear Mr. Engelmann, 
Your amiable letter has reached me at a time when | was not able to acknowliedge it. | 
have been extremely sick ( between the end of May and the beginning of June, of an 
inflammation of the chest), and the doctors were despairing. Thanks be to God that | am 
better but | have to spend some time convalescing and therefore | have been sent here. 
| have not been able to respond to the subjects that you talked to me about in your 
letter. 
While at Valeynes | had dried some ordinary white vines and also made raisins of the 
red ones. | will send seeds of both. My friend Reuter also dried samples of the wild vines 
from the surroundings of Geneva. | will send all of these to Mr. Braun. | have asked him 
to find the Conifers that you desire. | recognize that my herbarium is very poorly 
supplied with samples of other families, which | failed to collect in the past. | have written 
Prof. Orphanides to send you all the Conifers that you requested. The Conifers of my 
herbarium were sent to Mr. Parlatore last spring. 
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| ask you to pardon me a thousand times for not having thanked you for your Euphorbia. 
Last winter | was terribly busy in studying the oriental collections sent from St. 
Petersburg.etc.etc.etc. and since my sickness | have not been able to do anything. 
When | return to Geneva | will examine the Euphorbia and | will return them but will take 
the occasion to keep duplicates. 
Unfortunately | missed Mr A. Gray who arrived in Geneva at the beginning of July, and | 
was already en route to come here. 
| have many Cuscuta from the orient. | would like to send them to you to be able to get 
your opinion. It is a subject of which |! know very little. 
Your letter does not tell me how long you will be in Europe. | greatly regret that your 
tinerary through Geneva did not coincide with my time there. In the summer | have to 
return for the wedding of my daughter. 
| hope, Mr. Engelmann that my slowness, even though involuntary, to answer you 
questions will not impede vou from asking further ones in the future. | assure you | am 
always at you disposal. | hope that in one month | will send Mr. Braun the conifers that 
you requested and the Euphorbia from Mr. de Candolle. 
| send you my most sincere and devout salutations. 
E. Boissier 
PD. | have not heard from or seen Mr. de Candolle for a long time. | might see him when 
he goes by Valeynes.. 
Translated Manfred Thurmann 
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