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prises ne as acc Ording to Its habitus it seems def initely to belong 

 with them. , ? . » 



The seed sent to you of Ec h i^ffrea a c 1 f er comes f rom Schaef er, He 

 teils ne the f ollowing about flower arid fruit, as much as the diagnosis 

 ca^ "he produced f^on raemory: : Inf lorescence on the sid e» near the apex. 

 Tube ^ Ion/? , h£) dn, spread ing toward the crowrr, greenish below,, tur - 

 ninp- red toward the crowrrj tube prinarly without but J f ruit-knot with" 

 spine bundles, needle-shaped' \ m long, Crown 4 x ^ dmyflat, similar to 

 Ec^inopsae« Cro T «m leaves numerous-, bronze-yellow, orange - scarlet • Sta- 

 inen bündle s yellow; pistil 1 higher than stamens with shiny, frreen stig- 

 matic surfaces (the German word is Narbe = scar, E.D. ) • 



I an glad to be able to add the the seeds fron Schaef er an entire 

 fruit of- E . graoillimus . Unf ortunately I cannot enclose this time JEU 

 pumilus. I fipcure with certainty, that yow will give ne an entire day 

 on your trip to Paris. In early April you will find ny E chinocactl 

 with the nain portion of theJMari. as well as the Eph inops alreadyr 

 on a warm-bench' in the operrand irr nroner order, so that you will get 

 a better view of ny collection», 



The genusbase presentation, which you find nowhere eise, you. do not 

 find a^vnore even on the Dy en, because the prince is not able any raore 

 to come so frequently in his garden«. The phvsinatic (whatever that is,. 

 E.D..) order persists as before. Should you be able to touch Munster on' 

 your trip, you won'd rue the small Lsacrif ice in time* In Mr. Schaef er 

 you have a very expe^ienced" collector and conscienti ous observer, whoc 

 would be over joyed by your Visit. He lives a few hundred steps' beyond ;; 

 the gate of the suburb Mawig, If you however would arrive during the 

 fore- or afternoon in Munster, it would be best to £ro directly to the 

 Main Custon Office, where you will meet hin without fail ! 



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