Hegelmai er- JIme 26, 18?0 _ 2 _ 



hand there are forms,which seem to construct a firmyconti- 

 nous line between the abbre^fta and the shortest and smallest fonm: 

 minima Philippi , , and as far as can be judged^after examination of 

 the process of Vegetation». 



You certainly must believe me, , that II recoyce every time II 

 see your son, and that IJ regret onlyythat IT can not be of raore Ser- 

 vice to hinn( verbat im s : w earn credits for him* E.D. )• Such an indus- 

 trious and exemplary studious-young marr can introduce himself- eve- 

 ry place» where it raay be desirable» , and needs no recommendatiorr in 

 the least, ,he, who arrived from abroad^ and becomes an iramediate price- 

 winneir (this is a fairly free translation of an involved compliment,, 

 E.D«.). r was, however, especially gladr, to be able to congratulate him 

 to his last suecess. I hope, that he will not look at bis Semesters 

 here as lost ones. If these come to termination with the current one, 

 seems not to be definitively decidedr 5 . I, myself ,cannot Council for a 

 continuation, because we deal with a winter seraester, when it is 

 dull here. 



Düring the last Easter vacation* I spent several weeks in Lon- 



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dorr and made occasionaly some studies in the ...... collections. 



Some of this I can employ vin the near future in the Flora Brasil» 

 Ido not have important findings in the latter field,only small! 

 specialities, which v I took over for this job ; ; besides this, an num- 

 ber of items arrived", but have not been developed nor completed'. A 

 small theme, however, which I mailed to you several weeks back, will 

 be in your hand s shortly. 



Greetincr you with highest esteemy Your most devoted" 



F. Hegelmai er 



(translated from German Script by E. Denison, April 1989) 





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