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what was published 20 years back in Flora. I cannot examine the 
plant of Chapman again as I sent you the only specimen.,. 
But now enoush. Nothing today about rushes. Hearty gsreetings from 
all of us to you all and secially to the poor Cecilie,for who'’se 
loss we have deep compassion. 
Your G. Engelmann 
fogS printing 
I expect to finish the rushes already Ina week/and will add 
a few words about Isoetes on the same sheet;hopefully Durien will 
not set ahead of me with the two new ones.- Nothing of politics. 
We are also of the opinion,that so much has been achieved as can 
be without too great a danger,and hope only that the path will be 
continued by the Southgermans themselves, and hope further, that 
the conceited and overbearing Prussianism will dissolve into a 
Germarism ( an over-all German character, E.D.). We daily read in 
our newspapers at breakfast timekrhat occured the night before in 
Berlin !!! Last weekithe festivities of the entrance of the troops 
and recently even the entire throne-speech (i.e. the speech at the 
openinz of parliement most likely by Bismarck, E.D.) on the next 
day. 
Note on side of page 1. 
May the cancellation stamp not smash the Isoetes. 
(translated from German script by Edgar Denison 
St. Louis, Mo. January 1988) 
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