Rec. Sevt. 20 (-*y the 7 r.onths delay ?) Konl^sber^ In Freussen 
Ans. Nov. 12 F^d. 10. Iö65 
Dear Friend t 
Recelve ny best thanks for your letter of Dec 12 . . 186^^. Khich 
I received recently through A.Br. (Prof. A. Braun, E.D.). The news,, 
that you '.ere finally success^ul to have "el-HnbUm palnted by Ritter,, 
and even in a landscape with Nelumbiun- .. is most, nost welcome.. It 
seems to me to be too nuch for ny mrt'.to accept" such an outstandin^ 
and costly i^resent as a ^ift. You know. I had asked you stronrty, to 
have these items palnted at ray expense. 3ut now. that you want to send 
to ne such a ^ratlfylng glft, I can only accept thls under one condi- 
tlom:That you pernlt me to approach vou wlth varlous requests. . and 
that I ara not prohlblted fron such requests he-ewlth,, and that, If 
these will cause expenses, you will nake them at my expense. I anti- 
cipate with joy your shlpnent just llke a chlld, beca^:se wlthout doubt 
you put ne Into posi^l^lens therewlth , to oublish for the first tlme 
a really eood drawlr^ of Nelunbluni luteun as It Is colored In Its 
homeland..! also ask you very.very nuch. to send ne your drawln^^ and 
alcohol preparatlons of the plant. I can use everythln^. . and you know 
your seif, the nore one sees and exanlnes', the nore correct and und er- 
stand able are the statenerts. '^e-v desi-able -Jo-l- be n-ine-ou.s . ripe 
seeds. inorder to srow the plant he-e if possible, and to observe it 
llvinc with relatives In its developnental stasres.. I wouid consider 
It best, if you wo'ild send the itens th:^o^iP-h the Snlthonlan Soc, 
There is no hurry. , ^. 
prictuji ? j • 4. 
Parry 's Nuphar pictm is really a good species and qu.ite 
Strange. You give me the Inf ornation- fron his " Notis". Have these 
been prlnted ?' Frobably not ? If they sho^ad be p-inted sonetine,. I 
ask to have the prlntlng sent to ne.. I also ask you very nuch, to 
arra-ffe, that I nay see the plant (Nuphar prictun) if vou can pos- 
sibly do so.. Thls pla-t Is the sane, of which you, '..rrote ne several 
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