René Lenormand 



Rec. Paris July 17 Ans. Paris August 7 



Vire Juiy 16, 18^7 



Dear Sir, 



I hurry to answer you in regards to the samples of the species Cuscuta, that you 

 mentioned in your last letter and that you could supply for me. I add the Cuscuta alba, 

 because it was collected in Palermo by Todaro; it could very well be named after him. 

 Tell me, I pray, the name of the species that corne from Egypt. I do not think that the 

 Cuscuta acutissima of Buchinger was described by him in any book. I gave it this name 

 in order to be able to distribute it with the other plants form Abyssinia that he received 

 from Schinter in 1874. The Cuscuta Cefatiana was described by Bertoloni. 



Because you like the Sparganium I believe it will be nice for you to have those from 

 Lapland, sent to me last year by Mr. Angstrom, and which in their majority are new. I will 

 also not forget the ?Oligmacena, as I will have some that may be of interest to you. 



I will get busy in preparing for you a package by October, as you plan to return to the 

 United States in February. I will do the best to make it agréable to you by the number and 

 the variety of of species included. I will include the list of ail of those that I am indebted by 

 your kindness and even the numbers of the ones from New Mexico that you also sent 

 me, so that you will have the kindness to tell me their name as you describe them. 



I will take advantage of the beautiful weather to prépare a certain number of exotic 

 Algae that I have stored. This occupation will take me about two months. I will hope that 

 thèse lovely plants will be as much the object of your interest as they are of mine! I will 

 offer you everything that I believe would interest you. Yours I have reserved in advance. 

 Perhaps before mine are ready, I will have received the package from California. If I 

 should have this pleasantness I will hurry to divide it with you. 



Accept again, dear Sir, the assurance of my affection and entire dévotion. 



René Lenormand 



translation. Manfred Thurmann 



