Engler, A. 



1879, Dece,ber 21st 



Kiel, Germany 



TRANSLATION 



Kiel, Botanical Garden 

 21st December 1879 



Dr. Engelmann, in St. Louis. 



In April of next year, the undersigned intends to publish a new botanical 

 journal under the title "Jahrbücher für Pflanzengeographie, Pflanzengeschichte 

 und wissenschaftliche Systematik" (Transl. : Yearbooks for plant geography, 

 plant history and scientific systematics. ) 



This should preferrably contain original articles for the purpose of enlarging 

 the knowledge of the development in the plant world. It is not the intention of 

 the publisher to further widespread phylogentic hypothesis, but he has the inten- 

 tion to collect as much material as possible in one journal which appears now in 

 numerous scattered publications of various societies and which are very often 

 hard to get access to. 



If some fragmentary notes, as descriptions of new living or other genera of 

 a family or an area will not be excluded, the publisher still prefers to include 

 such works which deal with the sum of experiences in one connection; therefore, 

 also such works will be preferred which concern such morphological and anatomical 

 treatments concerning relationships and to which extent anatomical characteristics 

 go together with morphological characterics and which support or do not support 

 the previous opinion of the natural relationship. 



For such articles accepted by the publisher, which may consist of three 

 sheets, a fee of 30 Marks per printed sheet will be paid. 



Apart from the original treatments, also reviews of the more important publica- 

 tioas in the pertinent fields will be accepted, possibly soon after their appearance. 



Also, original treatments in French or English will be accepted, since prob- 

 ably everybody who is interested in the publication of such a journal will be 

 able to read these languages. 



To begin with, the journal shall be published as a quarterly. 



Hoping, that you dear Sir, will soon send the undersigned a contribution, 

 I remain sincerely yours, 



A . Engler 



