3 
Caspary 
Dec. 8.. 185? 
analyzed Nymphaea alba , Victoria regia . ,and Nym ». 
Lotus« In the works are 1 - I6 vessel-bundles, do notr 
geriülnate (as Naegeli denar.ds.and the niddle vessel-bnr.dle of the 
leaf never ßroes to the lower bunöle, thousrh Naesreli denands this 
with cautioir^ I do nothinc: eise, but work on the Nyi^phaeae, T lec- 
tiire only once per week. 
One more request in the nane of Gay and for him,.I wonld like 
phora ? 
to have 1-2 good tubers of Sternbergia colchiclphera ; there 
are none in Paris« one I sent him from Finning-, which e-ave 
only f rom ■ leaves.as he had it fron old tines; in Berlin 
there is no plant; Barthing in Gottingen, to whom I OTote,did not 
answer« If you can obtaib in Vienna 1 or 2 tubers^,please send thecr 
by mall either to Gay or,first, to ne, as you please«.Now, stay 
well'. Best srreetings to your wife and Georg, With best ß:reetina:s 
Your R. Capary ' 
(translated from German scriDt bv Eds-ar Denison, Jiily 1988)^ 
A few words I could not deci^her - they are ^mderlined in 
yellow 
