Rec"d Genoa Feb. 

 Ans. " 12'^ 



My dear, honored Sir! 

 I send you already today in great haste( received your honored note yesterday) 

 these few lines to Jet you know that I will send you my Cuscutas today if possible ; 

 otherwise early tomorrow. You will find them at Mr Dettataris'. 



Among them you will also find the original example of C. acutiflora(Rota) and 

 included a small page on which my late friend himself drew sections of the corolla 

 and the sqamata. Beyond that you will also find C. sicula and subulata plus alba 

 from Sicily and fragments of other species which I have solicited for you. 



But I am really mad at you, truly annoyed because of the news from Mr 

 Tanka in Vienna that you soonest will rush to Italy had frankly let me build up my 

 hopes that I would make your personal acquaintance 



