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you lay before me the possibility here tö acclimatize the splendid E. Texensis 

 is splendid (a whole/^no? legible, parts of paper missing) 



plant seeds, hope to try it Vinter after next, also the cespitosus whose graceful 

 variety nevertheless so highly recomniended by a North German gardener since 1-1/2 

 years as lasting since 3 years with him and lets himself be paid 2-1/2 Marks 

 apiece; your Qp . Engelmanni is also recommended in the North as safely winter-hardy 

 and 



So it dawns on the people (?), but you cannot see the woods for all the trees; but 

 also my occupation to try dozens of varieties, is only 1 to 2 years old; however, 

 if 10 years ago I had only 1 lasting (or hardy) variety, k years ago 5» 2 years 

 ago approx. 12, then now I stand before approx. ^40 varieties with the designated 

 precautionary measures, I could regard as hardy approx« 30 here . It was the aspir- 

 ation to try additional varieties that gave me the courage to also turn to you, 

 and you at once recommend Ojd. Davisii , Mami (Mammilaris?) Missouriensis , (Nuttali) 

 Op . fragilis and Agave virginiens ? as quite certain, Ojo. vulgaris JE. cespitosus , 

 the magnificent E. texensis , E. Simpsoni and Agav e maculosa as probable or 

 possible; so I can to my Reichenbach ad hoc already grafted on 1 Ojd. Stands ready. 



1 am especially thankful to you for the Suggestion about E. Simpsoni ; I have 

 received such a one approx. 2" in diameter with few roots (probably imported) k 

 weeks ago and put it into the hothouse very dry in füll sun; it is now beginäing 

 to grow and therefor I will (in addition it is an unusual, expensive one) under- 

 take only acclimatic attempts in the driest location, with its propagation; 

 however will keep the mother plant itself very dry through the Winter; however, 

 your 8000' nevertheless give me well-founded hope, to eventually also make it 



a German Citizen. 



I will enclose at least 1 leaf of Agave Utahensis , however, these are only 



2 F. (?) seed-plants 1" to 2" wide, beautiful blue-green; mine obtained from 

 Huber in Hyeres look very similar to those from Raa je Schmid in Erfurt (obtained 

 from a local friend) ; since the small leaf, not yet very characteristic, would 

 wither, I will not enclose it. It is regretful your remaining cactus experiences 

 are not collected in a book and I would be very happy if this will again be taken 

 up by you, as to a certain extent you permit one to hope; this remark is closely 

 related to the question which you ask me, if namely in Europe there exists so 

 little interest in the culture of cactus. The matter lies so: I have laying 

 before me catalogues from Ghent & Erfurt in each of which approx. $00 varieties 

 of cactus are listed; von der Heyden in Hilden (Rheinpreussen) 970 varieties 



are listed, among them approx. • ^00 mammillaras ; in addition I received a 



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