Haage & Schmidt 

 1876, March 2nd 

 Erfurt, Germany 



TRANSLATION 



Erfurt, 2 March 1876. 

 Dr. Geo. Engelmann in St. Louis. 



We received your letter of January llth as well as your brochure concerning 

 the Agaves, sent under separate cover, for which we are very much obliged. Especially 

 the latter reached us just at the time to enable to sort out Agave Shawi and Deserti 

 whi£h we received from California without seeds. Since we intended to include several 

 seeds which you wanted for your correspondents, our answer was a little bit delayed. 

 We shall send under separate cover k bags (2 at each time) which should contain all in 

 all 50 species of flower seeds, 25 species of European and Asiafcic conifers, 50 species 

 of leave trees. We hope made the right selection; however, we should prefer not to make 

 the selection ourselves, but to receive lists of your needs. We are still sending two 

 more of our catalogues which might pass on to your correspondents so that they may be 

 able to make their selections. 



We should welcome a shipment of Sarracenia variolaris perhaps together with a large 

 number of Dionaea müscipula which apprently also can be found in South Carolina and these 

 should best be sent directly to New York in care of Dingelstedt & Co., 27 William Str., 

 addressed to us. Should your correspondent be Willing to include a few seeds of Pinus 

 Elliotti as a sample, they would be welcome, but not too many since we are afraid that 

 again none of them will grow. Conifers can stand such a transport only after having 

 been grown in pots for at least a year katXÄ and have roots. 



The Sarracenia and Dionaea would best be packed in damp peatmoss, however in 

 such a way that they are not pressed together or begin to become hot. We should also 

 welcome to receive at the same time a stronger (perhaps 2 1/2) specimen of Pinckneya 

 pubens since it is difficult to grow this from seed. 



Please send us whatever you yourself have of seeds and make a second shipment 

 later so that we don't miss the best seeding time. 



Would it be possible for you to obtain from your correspondent in Utah a small 

 box of approximately 2 packs of Agave utahensis and Yucca brevifolia which sould be 

 sent the quiekest way without any delay? Perhaps also via Dingelstedt in New York. 



We hope to hear from you soon and we should be glad if you would let us know your 

 needs. With respectful greetings, 



Sincerely yours, 

 Haage & Schmidt 



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