Ree. St. Louis Jacoby Koelrr June 12„l856 



Aue:. 28, I858 



Most Honored Sir Doctor ! 



Your kind nessan-e of March l^E reoeived then properly, al so the 



nost kinJlly seilt seeds, for which I exnress ny sincer^t thanks.I sowed 



then risrht after receipt, and, partially ap least with frood success. 



M. vivinara and E. Wi slizeri germinated very well and both have al - 



ready forned bodies (the German word is ,f verschopf t ,f , which cculd' mean 



f, have set hair" . The word must be specific ^or cactus culture.E. D. ) 



Of M. Nutalli I got only 5 planffeets, which however seen to be e^tire- 



ly healthy and which will! prosper hopefully. Judring by the size of 



the seedcorns, thi s plant must be unusually large, at leat, I have ne- 



ver raet Mani Ilaria seeds of such size. To xvhich divison does M. Nutalli 



belong ? 



With E. En^elmanni , of which I had the raost delight , it has however 

 turned out badly.The seeds gerrainated soon in part, and forned pretty 

 small plants, however with a very strande root f ornatiomThe gerralna- 

 ting root fibre^ormed very soorr a long-, spotted thread, which depar - 

 ting fron the plant in a large arch tended toward the earth. After 

 sone time the plantlets separated fron the root stock and died-.Why* 

 this happened, heaven nay know; Possible, that I sowed the seed too 

 early in the year» so that they could not florish with only raanure- 

 heat and little sim, (apparently hotbed culture, E.D. ) I an very sorry,, 

 that I could not obtain plants fron those seed s , because this Eching - 

 cactus is still entirely new with us.. To what divisiorr does it be - 

 long ?' Judging from the appearance of the young plants, they nay be 

 assigned to the Macrogonae« - 



As your last connunicatiorr leaves it doubtful, that you will 

 Visit Europe this year, I prefer, to send to you the seeds collected? 

 by ne.-There are sone 60 species,and probably several known to you 

 for a Icng time.I thought it to be better to send nore, rather tharr 

 take a Chance to leave something perhaps still unknown out. 



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