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world (lac. and echinosps) ‚all others are 3-lobed as are those of 
miAdle- Africa and the one cn from New Holland. Of the 4 spe- 
cies from Tasmania,which all are without stomata, 2 have a 2-lobed, 
and 2 have a 3-lobed rhizome. Of the few knowm from Southamerica, 
3 are aauatic without stomata and one species terrestial wibhout 
stomata (I.Andia) , 2-lobed, 2 species with stomata (Amazonica 
from Santaren amd Gardnerianafrom Goyaz) 3- 1lobed. 
The East-Indian species, which you saw in Gray's herbariun, 
is m Isoetes brachyelossa (cappilaris ariffita, not Woxb. whose 
plants are an unknown Phanerogan). 
As to the Capish (in German Capischen ??7? E.D.) Isoetes from 
Lebanon I talked recently to Sonders. He belleves it as probable, 
that it is a fake as one can not trust Lehmann. It 1s then necessa- 
., to investisate, if the Capish specimen may not be a wellknowm 
europaean species, 8.ß« IT.setacea. Please try to find out aboutät! 
I am waiting for more exact reports from you about the Isoetes 
of Wrisht. Could you inform me more definitely about the locality ? 
A Cuban botarist has offered to collect for Berlin, and I could write 
to him about the matter. I have many drawings and all kinds of spe- 
cimens from you, which should go back. I shall put everything toge- 
ther as soon as I have a little better order. I wanted to write 
about a number of items, but I do not want to delay this letter. 
I am gelad, that you approve of the pereginations of German 
and successful way; we may hope that it will have been the last 
purely northgerman. If only we will pass the coming war, which seens 
hardliy avoidable, successfully! There are hish spirits in Prussia 
and hopefully Bismarck will not be weak and give in to the napoleo- 
a war; it is very questionable if he can keep his place during & 
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