I would much rather ask these question in person about the 
most important, but that is past for now. 
The dry cacty species must have come in a little case 
so as not to be squeezed by other materials. 
My questions for Doell and the gentlemen from Wislach 
are concentrated in 2 points: 
1. Are the seeds of the various (wild) types of erapes different 
from each other and from cultivated plants? This I could determine best 
myself if I could get the seeds. 
2. Do the differences in the seeds as determined and dramn by 
(the original omits a name ! E.D.) correspond with those 
of the length and direction of the stamens °? 
The latter question is the most important one. Differences in 
the seeds I know already -but I do not know if differences in the blos- 
som go parallel with it. 
If Doell should be interested I could send him my paper about 
american grasses. 
Mv brother is now in:Lasatile.in northern Illinois, working 
for a larze Zink company and near here Zink is also being smelted from 
tuff-like Zink-oxyde xeaxX. 
Yes, send me the work of Strasburger if you Judge it to be 
good and correct. I have not received an answer from Eichele. 
Leonardi could send you a package and a case for me,also 
Hardly room to greet you all heartily!t also,of course Ma- 
tilda and Nikolas . Specially warm and long...... (there seens to be 
a line missing, and on the side of the page appear the following,E.D.) 
for Johannes the ers aen STellS, 
The letter is not signed (E.D.) 
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