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Dr.Pany did receive the books but not yet the microscope. 
I am very soßry, that you had special troubles with it; Pany writes 
me that Flügel did not want to take it. 
We stayed only 2 days in New York, saw Torry and Thurber 
on wines and hurried to Philadelphia,where we spent almost a week. 
Unfortunately, my best botanical friends were absent,some at an 
assembly in California ! others in Europe.- 
On Nov. 3 we arrived without mishap in St. Louis with all 
our luggage and cases and were welcomed by our friends of various 
tongues in a most hearty way. I felt really good about all the love 
and confidence with which we were received everywhere. Even as doc- 
tor I am back in some activity, thoush I am hardly alive only exis- 
ting, and the medical practice does still disturb me. 
You know what moving means, but ours was even worse than 
yours,because we moved into a new, not quite finished home in dis - 
mal November weather, always overcast, rainy and muddy, and then those 
lone distances - It takes me 40 minutes to walk to the inner city, 
near us. My collections have not yet arrived;I have not been able to 
get to this; They ee neia as the books at Mr. Shaw. 4 miles from 
here. 
There is nothine of botany I could tell. Thanks for the 
Najas and other printed matter,which I received in order. Canby, who 
contributed a number of items for Isoetes, forwardedi in the Spring 
ceived here -— of course without fruit - In the meantime one can state, 
that an Isoetes does exist there high on the rocky pinnacles.. I have 
not yet seen the one found by Bolander a year ago. 
That these cases vere left layine with Fe is a serious 
case of nerlisence. I did know about it, until you mentioned it, as 
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