Ree. Prankfurt Jacob! ' Colone Jan. 19, 18 57 



Jan. 19 



Most honored Sir Doctor I 

 ~\ Acoordinrr to your wish I transnit to you enclosed several 



^ ^ specinina of cactus seeds. You reeeived represeutati on of alll Spe- 

 eles in ny possession, and, where I was able, I enclosed entire fruit». 

 I also will nake an ef f ort to obtain cactus seeds fron all 1 aquainted 



cactus growers and fron friends.I only hope, that I will renairr 

 in Colop-ne as Ions: until the Perescia. at Mr. Koch will be ripe». If 

 this should not be the case, then I shall ! by all neans request of hirni 

 before ny departure, to keep the ripened seed-caps^les for your dis- 

 position, and it raay be then the best, i^you in time contact Mr. Koch.. 



Accordinfr to recent news arrived fron Berlin^ I can hardly ex- 

 pect to be here through March-, and, quite ^enerally, I will hardly 

 have much enjoyment this Summer fron ny plants. Because, if I move 

 in March with stock and bar^el to another ^ar^ison-, I can. hardly fi- 

 srurejbo have so much tine left to unpack ny plants again and to arrange 

 for their adequate culture. We do however not want to give up the hope,, 

 that I nay be allowed, to show you ny plants during the Summer welll 

 ordered a^d the plants in in good shape.As soon as I learn the place 

 of ny other destination I will leave nothing undone, to connuricate its 

 nane to you and plan thereafter to see you, and that for an extended 

 tine -with rae. Should I be so favored,to renain at the Rhein or to 

 cone to Wesyphalen, I would nake it possible to arrange a get-together 

 at the Dy ex, where we could dispute about mnr\y doubtful and difflcult 

 pointsl would have liked to travel on the day of your esteened Visit 

 over to Bonn, but I could not have arrived there before 3 o.e. , and' 

 with the uncertainty , where to neet you there and the very short days, 

 I considered it a daring enterpri se *Hopef ully , you net ny friend Henziv 

 a^d I would be gl ad", if you got satis^actory results for your purpose 



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