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and if you are generous, you will add my name to it. Now I also have Cuscuta ? 

 and it took rae a whole day to find that it belonged to ceanotha ; at that time the fruit 

 was very ripe and mostly already dead or dried up. Should you see Mr. Riehl, please ask 

 him to keep leaves of Panax chionantha for me and also leaves from the meadow around 



r .Tn^QATi'^ cr^rden. I have collected 60 specimens of the following plants 



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All in all 



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specimens, a total number up to August ^tfh, ^09^. Among'the specimens 

 which I left with Riehl are some with leaves and fruits, such as: Quercus macrocarpa , 

 obtusiloba & nigra . 



If the weather remains good, I might get up to 10,000 specimens together with 

 the 200 which are in the press today. If the weather remains good, I might even be 

 able to get up to 15*000 this fall and shall continue to stay at Dr. Engelbach's 

 and then go once again to Beardstown; — If you could make it possible to send me 

 some money or help me out with paper, etc., I should like to go to Florida this 

 winter in Order to continue to collect there and to stay in the business as long as 

 possible. Please let me have your opinion about that, but don* t teil anybody eise 

 about this since everything is dependent on many circumstances. Please, also find 

 out about the steward service at Col. Sublette's, I should soon get an answer from 

 him since I don't believe he will forget me even if I am only a very small lord. — 

 (We are lords in the plant kingdoml) It is possible that Sublette has a letter 

 for me. — Also, please ask Mr. Degenhardt at the post office. — I still need a little 

 money to buy paper. 



My compliments to all acquaintances and friends from Mr. & Mrs. Kircher in 

 Arensville and from Dr. Engelbach. 



Until later, 

 Yours 



Ohas. A. Geyer. 



P.S. I hope my plants at Riehl 1 s are still in good condition? Should ydu see Mr. Riehl 

 please ask him about this and give him my best greetings. G. 



