Frankfurt a.M., Germany 



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Dear Friend, 



Since I learned from your brother that he intends to send a shipment to you some 

 time this month, I don't want to miss the opportunity to send you something. Thanks, 

 many thanks in my name and that of the Naturforschende Gesellschaft for the shipment 

 which arrived here in May of last year containing 6 5 species, as well as for the previ- 

 ously sent mosses, all highly welcome and wonderful contributions for the Society' s 

 herbarium, which, aince all my applications for the purchase of new plants have been 

 turned down regularly, would never grow if not once in a while a generous friend, 

 namely a compatriot would think of us. Again I accept your off er and am waiting for 

 more shipments for the herbarium. What will I get from him, you may ask? Even if he 

 doesn't have many valuable duplicates, why doesn't he send something from the Botanical 

 Garden? - Dear Friend, unfortunately the botanical section of the Society is still 

 being taken care of by only one person, and this person is myself and since I also am a 

 physician I have so little time for collecting that I was not able to send you more than 

 the little things which I collected for you. Also Ohler has no time and the apprentice 

 in the Garden, who by the way is an able and eager young man, uses his leisure hours for 

 making his own herbarium. However, next summer I shall do more for you than I have 

 done up to now; at least there is no lack of good intentions. 



Everything I am sending you are things you already know; but you wishei to receive 

 especially cultivated plants of the flora grown from your seeds. Therefore, here you 

 have Gaura Lindheimeri, Coreopsis praecox , Ambrosia bidentata . Stachys aspera , Lysimachi 

 ciliata, Cardamine Engelmanniana, the latter grown from seeds of the Berlin Garden; also 

 one Cuscuta is enclosed which you might enjoy having. ... It was found last summer in a 

 medicago field. Yes, there is no more, I am blushing, but hope for your indulgence. 

 Please, send my best greetings to my old school friend Lindheimer; Texas plants from 

 him would be highly welcome for our herbarium. 



With best greetings for your further well being and asking you to keep up your 

 friendly memory for me, I remain, 



Your old friend 

 G. Fresenius 



Frankfurt a.M., March 1, 18V). 



