Jacobi 



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as well as the collectiorr at Sanssouci (? E.B.)» becau.se I was in 

 Garrison at the bepri nning of my effort in Berlin. My offioial assiprn - 

 ment then as inspector of training of the army,brought me every year 

 into all provinces of the raonarchy and permittedü me with ease opportu- 

 nity for excursions into neighboring lands. I visited in this fashion- 

 the rieh collections in Belgiura, Holland , England and also the gardens 



in Vie^^a t Munich$S^rl?rv.he^ and , a^ri believe to have 



aqu.ired a rather exaet knowledge f what until now is beinp- cultivated in 

 Europe« Armed with this V>no^rledp*e I went to work and the result of my 

 labour lies in front of von. I v^eferfeü , to nublish the opus in an 

 ^neri can publicatiorr (map-aziue) , in order to inolude a number of iteras,, 

 which 1 ^r e best kept away ^rom a scientific work. At the sane tirae, I 

 give free rein to critics to devour my opus and pe^haps to correct all 

 kinds of errors* I wauted-, to begin with, only provide the arena, to 

 attract various f ighters, so that through an exchauge of opinions the 

 truth will cone to the light. Dr. Seenann in London declared hinseif 

 Willing to deliver a thorough critic of the opus after it has beerr 

 completed, for which I anr ■ gratef ull in advance to this oustanding bota- 

 nist a^d thorough scientist,. 



Once I ha.v e this judgement in bandst I want to undertake the re - 

 arrangement of the whole with elinination of all insignif icant and ad« 

 dition of illnstrati ons. . Photography willmake this muoh easier and 



Alex. Braun has already proni sed nie, to have the Agravae of the Berlin 



perhaps 



Garden nhoton-raphedv Even if you, esteened Sir Dootor, did/not ocoupy- 

 yourself speeifieally with the A^avae , you would nevertheless oblige 

 me in gratitude, if you would dornte ( sic.E.D. ) to my work an exami- 

 ning eye in a ßceneral botanical connection, and to let rae have your 

 honest and piain judgement. My week attempt can of course not line Up 

 with your oustanding achievenent and is of course only a start , but 

 I think" in magnis voluisse sat est (Latin, probable translation: : 



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