GoWngen, October 18, 1875 



Mr. Vice-president! 



When I take advantage of your kindness I would not dare to do so without some 

 deliberation in fear that you would be critical thereof but the kind letter that you did 

 me the great honor of addressing to me two days ago has made disappear all 

 scruples and has filled me with sincere joy 



It is for this reason that I hurry to impart to you my heartfelt gratitude, not only for the 

 important letter and your interesting report which I gave myself the pleasure of 

 studying already today but also for your kindness personally to review the nuances 

 of your letter, which gives it even greater value for me and makes it more precious. - 

 I am sending at the same time as this letter a small publication which I finished a few 

 months ago; and although it is written principally for certain botanists the subject, 

 which I deal with, is equally interesting for many others, because palm trees inspire 

 in each a justified admiration. It is because I have studied with great accuracy the 

 geographic distribution of palm trees in New Netherlands, that I beg you to accept 

 this little publication as a sign of my highest regard. My much older friend, Mr 

 Wendland, director of the Royal Gardens at Hanover who has made it his work to 

 make the first identifications of the species, is the greatest connoisseur of palm trees 

 and stimulates me incessantly in my studies of this family which I am now applying 

 to the Flora of Brazil. - 



Your compliments will be forwarded to Dr Wapp^ns as soon as I meet with him, 

 which should be within the next few days and I anticipate that they will be dear to 

 him. 



I am so happy to have received from you such a great joy as you have bestowed 

 upon me and I beg you to regard me as your much devoted and grateful 



Oscar Drude, Ph.D. 

 Custodian of the Herbarium at the University of Gottingen 



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