> Lh = 
covers of the package, when Buchanan will send them to you; I 
had only one copy to give away and you zet it. As soonas the 
vrinting has been done I shall send to Buchenau and others 
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Aof page 5 in the original letter. E.D. 
>4s publizised, the rest will soon be printed. 
I thank Glanke for his letter,which was of interest to me. 
I am thinking of getting together a Herbarium normale.....:.:.:... 
Am. bor.. I have been promised much help from East,West and 
South; of course, you and the royal herbarium will receive spe- 
cimens, 
I had the oportunity to send a package of rushes to Buche- 
nau one of these days, and also a larser one for you, which he 
will probably forward to you soon; it should arrive twofreeks after 
this letter. In it are many fine, beautiful and rare rushes, fur- 
ther quantities of Isoetes melanospora from the previous Noven- 
ber and Charae; further Lemna for Hegelmeier, and last Nuphar for 
Caspari.- 
I have no doubt about the new colorful species of N. 
which 1s spread over the entire U.S. but has not been recognized 
so far. 
Now, however to Isoetes 
I have not been able to find Isoetes Engelmanni here since 
1842. As you know, it is still available near Philadelphia and 
North Delaware; I have written for young ones, but by accident I 
was lucky with I. riparia. I har my most eager friend Durand send 
me some Fall plants and was also able to get them from Kardel:;: 
agalnst expectation they kept well throush the winter and reco - 
vered excellently. Today I took out several plants 2" (the old 
German measure Zoll = 1 inch, E.D.) hish and send you some. At the 
same time I remark, that I examined and grew fresh tubers from Phi- 
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