Geyer, Ohas. A. 

 1842, July 29th 

 Dr. Engelbach's farm. 



TRANSLATION 



Dr. Engelbach's Farm, July 29, 1842 



Dear Doctor, 



Some days ago I made an interesting discovery. I always thought that 

 Verbena hastata was V. paniculata until I realized my mistake the day before 

 yesterday; this increases the number of varieties to a great extent, especially 

 if you should find near St. Louis the paniculata with its varieties as I did here 

 find hastata . I have 60 specimens of V. hastata and 60 of V. hastata - stricta and 

 also 60 of V. hastata - urticifolia -V. urticifolia - stricta , and I have no doubts 

 that I will not find bracteosa-hastata . I also found some other rare plants, such 

 as Poronia carolinianum , not yet in flower; Aster ? Crotalaria 



sagittalis ; Hyperic . Sarothra & Drummondi ; Panicum sp. 2-3 feet high with hanging 

 panicle, very light green and stiff at the same heights as Petalostemon f Further- 

 more large numbers of southern Zanthoxylum, Viburnum lentago (with some broad 

 berries), Epil. lineares with very long hair; also frequently found on the naked 

 hüls are Liatris cylindracea , Psoralea compestis and Aster sericens — the second 

 one no more in flower; — of the following plants I have more than 60 specimens: 

 Polygola purp . , Croton glandulosus , and Rhenia virginica , Ruellia arevaris ; Anychia 

 capillcea , Polygonum nov. sp.? — Trautvetteri; Spiraea lobata ;- Eriophorum angustifol ; - 

 Verbena bracteosa stricta ; -V. hastata ; - V. Hastata stricta ; - V. Hastata urticifol . ; 

 Drac.cephalum virginianum (from swamps); - Verbena bracteosa stricta ; - V. hastata ; - 

 V. hastata stricta ; - V. hastata urticifol .; - Crotalaria sagittalis ; - Hypericum 

 Sarothra , Lysimachia revoluta ; in 18 nos. = 1080 specimens, some of these are not 

 dry yet; the entire number of dried plants until yesterday is 2233 specimens. — 



Dr. Engelbach would like to know if one cannot buy in St. Louis German 

 ropes for horses and he adds he would appreciate if you had the kindness to try 

 to find some Information about this; I believe that Julius or Adolph Meier 

 have some; he would like to have some for two horses. — 



The local Germans here are very dissatisfied with Weber* s newspaper, 

 especially an article in the last number "To the Citizens of Illinois" caused much 

 anger, especially since he apparently plans to convince the people that Governor 

 Duncan is the main founder of the International Improvement System and according 

 to what the local Citizens say, he is known as a Whig and Democrat and there are 

 documents which easily prove that Governor Duncan refused four times to sign 



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