Decaisne, J. Rec. August 3 Muséum of Natural History 



July23, 1868 



Dear Sir, 



I am late in thanking you for the package of seeds from the Rocky Mountains, that you were so kind to send to 

 the Muséum; but if I am late, today I have the pleasure of announcing that several of them have germinated and 

 permit me to study them with interest. 



Your work on the American plants has not yet arrived. Mr. Elias Durand, presently in Paris, talked to me about 

 them in a very complementary way and I understand that you profited from the material that I sent you a long 

 time ago via the Smithsonian Institute. 



In regards our good friend Mr. Braun, I offered him a few months ago a large book that we developed with Mr. 

 Lechaint, but as of now he has not acknowledged its receipt. I hope that he had received it. 



I am fmishing the Botanical-Horticultural monogram that I undertook using the dossier that I prepared with a 

 number of samples of the semi wild trees from the région. I would like to be able to send this to ail the major 

 herbariums of Europe. One cannot imagine the variety of dossiers, not only of fruits but also of leaves and of 

 plants in gênerai. It is because of this that one can think of the value that Botanists have attached until now, to 

 the spécifie types represented. We will talk about this during your trip to Paris. 



In the meantime, dear Sir, Mr. Braun and I send you our best greetings. 



J. Decaisne 



translator --Manfred Thurmann 



