Haage & Schmidt 

 1873, October 

 Erfurt, Germanjr 



TRANSLATION 



Erfurt, 2k October 1873. 



Dr. Geo. Engelmann, St. Louis, Missouri, 

 3OO3 LocustStreet 



We hope you have received our two letters dated May 20th and August 13th and 

 have occasion to think of you since we received today a shipment of seeds of 

 various Agave which Roezl collected last summer in Mexico.* Seen from a gardener's 

 Standpoint, A. stricta or Hystrix are the best of all and Roezl also sent of 

 these and some other species living plants which, however, remained in Gent. 



Without anything further today, we should appreciate receiving a letter from 

 you soon with some answer to our previous questions. 



Sincerely yours, 

 Haage & Schmidt 



* Roezl collected in the vicinity of Tehuacan and on the way there from Vercruz. 



