San Antonio , March 7, '78 



Dr. George Engelmann, 



I confirm my letter of 10/29 '77 and hope that the cacti which I sent arrived 

 safely and are growing well. Perhaps it will interest you to receive flowers of 

 various kinds of cactus, and already various ones are beginninp: to sprout, like 

 Pancispinus (?), Enneacanthus Texensis and various other ones. I will ca refully 

 observe the blooming of the Opuntia frutescens and £ive you a report about it at 

 that time. The first shipment of ferns was a total failure. The second I re- 

 ceived back *f weeks ago and it promises to take root better, and T will not fail 

 to send you some. Please inform me by return mail regarding the flowers, because 

 some of them are already breaking open. 



Respectfully 



Otto Ludwig 



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