Haage & Schmidt 

 1874, December kth 

 Erfurt, Germany 



TRANSLATION 



Erfurt, *f December l87*f. 



Dr. Geo. Engelmann, 



St. Louis, Mo. 3OO3 Locust St. 



Since we did not have any sorrespondence for quite qhile we take the opportunity 

 to write you today since by accident we received the brochure of Prof. Planchon 

 regarding American vine species. ü f Vitis candicans of which you kindly sent us seeds, 

 some germinated this summer, while the larger part will probably germinate not until 

 next spring. However, there are 5 species mentioned which we don't have and since the 

 American vines- species are beginning to cause great interest here, we should appreciate 

 it if you would be able to obtain seeds or vines of the following species. These five 

 species are Vitj s caribaea , DC. t rupestris , Scheele; monticala , Buckley , arizonica , Englm. ; 

 California , Benth. You would oblive us very much if you could help us to obtain one or the 

 other of these species. 



We hope that you received the conifer seeds and cones which you requested in your 

 letter of 12th April; we sent them immediately upon receipt of your letter at the 

 beginning of May as samples. An extended trip dealayed our answer to your letter and 

 later we did not come back to it. 



We should be grateful if your friend in South Carolina could obtain this year 

 seeds of Pinus australis & Elliotti for which we placed an order. The latter one seems 

 to be very sensitive to our climate since we lost most of the young seedlings, not by 

 frost, but the plant s feil down even though tky appeared to be quite healthy. 



We have sown the two species of Juniperus osteosperma (*f) which you sent us in 

 your letter; the 100 s Yucca nanaliculata came up partly and are now small plants. 

 T he seeds of Chamaerops Biystrix which you sent previously did not germinate; of this 

 kind we have only a few young plants which came up from seeds from Palermo. The seeds 

 sent to us as Sabal serrulata belong to the genus Chamaerops, at least with regard to 

 their shape and we call it Ch. serrulata . Of the 2 Cereus you sent, none grew, but 

 Yucca Whipplei took root and recovered completely. 



Hoping to hear from you soon, we remain with respectful greetings, 



Sincerely yours 

 Haage & Schmidt 



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