Grisebach, A. 

 1858, January 5th 

 Göttingen, Germany 



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Göttingen, 5th January 1858 



Dear Friend, 



I received two letters from you, one from Paris and the other frora Frankfurt 

 and am writing this letter to Vienna. Please, stay in the old world until Spring, 

 then we might meet again around Easter in Vienna. 



The Asa Gray collection which is so irnportant to me seems to be under an ill 

 star. Middle of C tober, the boxes containing Wright's Cuba plant s and Fendler's 

 collection from Venezuela were supposed to arrive with the Northstar in Bremen. I 

 received a shipping list, but some time later was informed that the box had not been 

 on board ship and so we still don't know what happened to it. I reported this to 

 Asa Gray only last month and asked him to make investigations in New York. Since 

 this matter worries me very much, I should appreciate your letting me know your 

 opinion as to who is responsible in case of the loss of this box? The box was turned 

 over by Asa Gray to a New York shipping agent for the Vanderbilt Line and was, 

 without doubt, insured. ...The most probable Solution seems to be that the box was 

 loaded on the wrong ship and I might better give up any hope of ever receiving it, 

 but even a delay would be very embarassing since I agreed to take over the 

 determination for Wright. 



I did not receive any of the publications you asked me about, except Asa Gray's 

 work about the railroad expedition (2 issues) ; nothing of your cactus works and 

 the work on the Isoetes. I saw Seemann in London, he brought us a letter from 

 Asa Gray. He is now in Hannover, address: k Glocken. 



Persoon's Euph cannot be determined without doubt without the original 



specimens. Thibeaut was a French collector, part of his herbarium is supposed 

 to have been turned over to the collection. 



The size of the Euphorb . articulata is correct. I have two labels in 



handwriting. One says r|f species » and the other "Frutex 10-18 pedalis" and 



is accompanied by a complete description. I also have a speciraen of this wood 

 trunk with several linesi 



In Descourtilz» Fl. medicale des Antilles are illustrations of 10 cacti and 

 7 Euphorbiaceae. Could you look at this work in Vienna? and write me the names 

 of at least the cacti? They are the following plates: 

 Vol. 1, t. 65, 66, 67, 68 



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