Haage Sc Schmidt 



2 



oct. 5, 1865 



If jfiou can dispose of this or thafe species mentionedr thereirr, you 



x^ould oblige us very much through such a transfer. We, also t , would 



accept seeds fron the Arizona territory gratefully. Coi^ld you? 



write once more for a new supply of seeds of Cer. giganteus ? * 



This would. be most va luable.I f anything new comes into your hands 



of annual ( German : Anquellen ?? E.D.) be kind enough to think of 



u$ We can use specially well' seeds of conif ers , which live in the 



Rocky Mountains, Oregon, Washington, California, , and if you are 



in contact with collectors, which gather in these terri tories , we 



would be much obliged, if you would get them into contact with us, 



Don't you know people in different parts of North America, who occu- 



py themselves with the collecting of wild growing plants.such as 



the pretty bulb plants, terrestial orchids c and other wild shrubs,, 



of which significant' quantities< could be sold to Europe T Thg, 



many coramercial growers,with whom we are in contact , occupy theirr - 

 market 



sleves only with|plants Coming from here to them > and and those, 

 which are in fashion, and nothing eise can be gotten from them». 



We received these days two kinds of Echinocactus seed' : from 

 Dr, . Phillopi in San jago collected , of which we can enclose a smälV 

 bit for you, 



Have the kindness to teil us,if anything eise has been pub- 

 lishedr since the publication of the Cactaceae of the Boundarjr in 

 I858 in this family ?' 



We would be glad to hear from you quite soon if our ship- 

 ment contained useful 1 material for you 1 , as well as possible hints 

 foi the next shipment , which we plan to get ready during the Wirr - 

 ter probably by February©. 



We p:reet you with eminent esteem 



Haage Sc Schmidt 



( tra^slated from German Script by Ed^ar Denison, Nov, 1988 ).. 



