Hegelmaier March 11,1878 pa^e 2 



Braun 1 s unexpected passing away 11 months ago,did deeply 

 shock me. He experienced in his last years of his "Life some malicious 

 attaeks and detractions, but he also did not miss fine appreciation 

 recently* He will not be replaced in Berlin by both successors, who 

 now will have to divide the botany; regardless, how good they are,< 

 it becomes ever more difficult to find scholars of such universal 

 character». 



Please greet Georg from me; with him one can always maintaiir the 

 hbpe, that he will arrive in Europe some day. Again, thanking most 

 ha-ertilyy Your devoted. 



F . Hegelmaier 



(translated from German script by E . Denison, March 1989) 



