Eichler, A. 

 1879, July 27th 

 Berlin, Germany 



TRANSLATION 

 Berlin W 



Potsdamerstr. 75 a 

 Botanical Garden 



27th July 1879. 



Dear Sir, ' 



I am in a similar position as you are; because of too much work the neceesary 

 things remain tmdone* To add to all this, I have eye trouble and lost much time 

 because of this; during April and May, I even had to sit in complete dark roora 

 and go through a very uncomfortable sweating eure, and all without the success 

 hoped for. That is the reason why I only now reply to your kind letter of Jlst 

 March which was received here just a few days before all this trouble started« I 

 also have tü adffiit that I wanted to wait for the arrival of the shipment of the 

 botanical objects which you announced previously before answering your letter 

 which I had to have read to me, since I was not able to read it myself. Now, 

 since m^^head is better, I am appalled to see that you asked me by which way I 

 wanted/to send it and that you probably are very angry for not having received an 

 answer« Please forgive me and take into consideration the conditions here. I hope 

 that this will never happen again. 



The best way for you to send me these things would be through the German 

 Consulate in St. Louis; please send them to the address which appears at the top 

 of this letter; the herbarium is not there, but still Braunes collection (it is 

 the residence of the director) • I am looking f orward to receiving the announced 

 items, especially the conifer fruits. 



Several weeks ago we unveiled the Braun monument in the Botanical Garden 

 and I shall send you a photograph of the monument soon which is presently being 

 made. It is a very beautiful and true picture of our Garden. The last of the 

 botanical museum buildings is also nearing completion; the question of the 

 herbarium raises few probleras, but the museum more than ever, since it consists 

 of six large halls, two of which have built-in galleries and the objects we have 

 to exhibit won*t even fill one of the halls. T^ere, you see how much I need help 

 and repeat my request that you will oblige me too. Everything you send we can 

 use. With regard to the interior arrangements of the museum, I shall go to Kew 

 for a few weeks to make my studies there. 



Did you receive the second part of my "Blüthendiagramme**? If not, I shall 



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