Haage & Schmidt 

 1873 i August 13 

 Erfurt, Germany 



TRANSLATION 



Erfurt, 13 August 1073. 



Dr. George Engelmann, St. Louis, Missouri. 



Still without an answer to our letter of May 20th, we should like to mention 

 that we were told that Chamaerops Hystix Faser is to be found in the vicinity 

 of Savannah (Georgia) and that this would be the place from where to obtain fresh 

 seeds. Should you know of somebödy there or close by, who could collect seeds, 

 we should be very grate ful to you if you would place such an order. Of course, we 

 would take care of all expenses. 



Even though you mentioned in your last letter that recently you did not work 

 so much on cacti, it might still be possible that you may receive some good things 

 from your acquaintances, for instance seeds of Cerete giganteus or other species from 

 Arizona about which you wrote previously and which were also distributed by you, as 

 Cereus caespitosus « chlorantus , conoideus , Emoryi , longisetus , a-paucispinus , poly- 

 acanthus , stramineus « Mammillaria applanata , barbata , fissurata, gumnifera , lasia- 

 cantha , macromeris , megacantha , micromeris , pectinata , radiosa , Scheeri , sulcata, 

 vivipara . Echinocactus brevihamatus « Emoryi , Lecontei , polycephalus , Whipplei , 

 Wislizeni, et/^c. 



Do you believe to be able to have sent to us, as you mentioned previously, 

 seeds and perhaps living plant s of Yucca baccata and Treculeana? As well as the 

 Pinus species from South Carolina? If you have not yet written für them, we should 

 appreciate your doing so after receipt of this letter. 



Idnum Berlandieri which had the kindness to send us, is now in bloom, but does 

 not have any seeds. Mentzelia ornata did not germinate. Of Echinocactus viridescens 

 we still have 15, of Mammillaria coryphanta (*f) still one young little plant. A^ave 

 Paftmeri did not grow. We saved some little plants of Agave virginica . The two Pinus 

 did germinate well, but unfortunately, most of the seedlings feil down and the few 

 remaining ones were later eaten by mice. 



Hoping to hear from you again soon, and with best greetings 



Haage & Schmidt 



