Jacobl 



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Sept. 23». 1871 



described . . In Kanburp: the plant recei Tr ed a price two years ap*o. 

 An Aßrave coni rur fron the sane placetWhich too is not yet larpre enough 

 to be described, I namedrA« Wallisii« The seeds of A. vir-p-i-nian.a, which 

 I received, though they e-e^nirated wellilater though perished", 

 Bouche did i?et sone plants through and I shall thus plan-, that throuech 

 culture in a hotbed in fine soll! we will advance one or two specinens. 



Whatever I can gather in flowers for you, you shall have, but 

 I do not know, if the package porto is still as expensive as earlier. 

 For the little parcel, which I sent to you fron Bersland I had to pay 

 4 Thaler (Dollar, E«D, ) porto. Can't you advi.se about a way.by which 

 shipmert is cheaper ? 



Nbw f you have a thorough and p^onpt ans wer to your interesting* 

 letter of August 15t and I hope to ^et news fron you soo^ again, 

 With heartiest prreetinprs, Your sinoereely devoted 



v, Ja.cobi 

 Tempelhofer Ufer No.l 



(translated fron Gernan script by E. Denison, Dec, 1988 ) 

 POSTSCRIPT"! • 



If you could find sone stamps for nie, you would drive a stone 

 into ray son's board ( ' ^acobi missed the netaphor, it should read:' : 

 you would drive a nail into my son's board. E.D». ) 



As later learned, the F. Lindeni and A. Wallisii do# not 



originate in Equador but in Bolivia, where they exist in the 

 Kaurai sale (? E.D. ) at an altitu.de of 3,000 - 4, 500 feet. 



As I just learrf frora the newspaper, that the porto decreases 

 between Germany and North America becone valid ouly on üct. 1, 

 I let the letter lay until then. . 



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