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who was appointed Professor at Halle. Dr. Bottger, son of Prof. Böttger, 

 formerly of Offenbach, now teacher at the school (taking Dr. Reim's place who 

 began his trip to Japan in the early days of October) will take over mineralogy 

 and geology. I was offered to take over lectures on fossil plants. Therefore, 

 I became somwhat of a "fossil botanist ", in the middle of studying the up to now 

 partly unknown prehistoric flora of the Mainz area and the Wetterau region. 

 Also, at the Senckenberg Society a section of fossil plants was created and put 

 in my Charge. 



The lectures at the Institute were very well visited. I hope to train 

 sorae botanists of some of the students at the Gymnasium. Unfor'tunately, the 

 young people are leaving Frankfurt just at the time when they have learned the 

 f undamentals . Two of my most diligent students were C. Chun, son of the teacher 

 Chun, now student of the natural sciences in Leipzig, and teacher Goldmann 

 who unfortunately was hindered from continuing his studies by his by his appointment. 



Asking you to forgive my prolonged silence and with best greetings, 



Yours sincerely, , 

 Geyler, Dr. ph. 

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