Millardet, Rec. July17 Ans. Dec 10 



Nancy July 1876 ^ ^ De|aware 2Q Qz 



2. Vitis aestivalis Illinois 7 oz 



3. Vitis aestivalis Missouri 3 oz 



4. Vitis cinerca Missouri 9 oz 



5. Vitis cinerca Missouri 5 oz 



6. Vitis cordifolia Mascouta 15 oz 



Total 59 oz 



As you will see when you read the memoirs that I am sending you, I have been asked 



of ScienSsoTparis to study the résistance of the Phyllonera by the American vines^ tt 

 ÏSÏS?^^5 much in" doing this research of you would send me a large numbe 

 of authentic seeds from a certain number of native vinyards from your country. Our 

 sLdies oSis pïnt o establish their exact character, in the Busch catalogue, made me 

 US Si there would be no one other than you who could better sa W 

 I do not engage in descriptive Botany , it w.ll not be possible to offer you plants n 

 exchanqe î would like for you to tell me how much it would cost to send me my request 

 fSlîbe'sure to send you the amount in the manner that you order me to. Th.s would not 

 only be more comfortable for both of us but I consider it as indispensable In regards he 

 Anirican vinyards that have been grafted with our vines ^ t t ^^SS^i 

 one of the greatest commercial questions. It is important that I know the pr ce : that I w.l 

 have to pay for the authentic seeds of certain species, but in large quantot. es Jod^l 

 request only a few litres but because thèse seeds will have «mportant appl.cat.ons, next 

 year or perhaps in two years I will need several hectalitres. 

 The following are the species of which I will need seed: 



v! ripa^Mich'^One of the two types that you have talked about in the catalogue of 



^cordifolia Michx. with rope like leaves and the cordifolia from Texas. 

 V. candicans Engelm. 

 V. Lincecommi Buckley 



From each one of thèse species I ask you please to send me a liter of seeds. I would 

 also like to know if I could obtain thèse seeds in large quantit.es and what the 

 approximate cost would be by the hectaliter. 



Of the following, that are at the moment only a curiosity for me, a fistful of seeds of each 

 species would be sufficient: V. monticola Buckley, Vitis arizonica Engelmanni, Vitis 

 rupestris Scheele. 



The Vitis solonis are being started where you live. Do you think I can obtain seeds 

 from this easily? 



I have studied thèse plants already for two years and the results are in press. I 

 demonstrated that the spontaenous hybrids can be very rare in our forests. I beg you, 

 dear Sir, to send me seeds of the V. labrusca. It has been shown that ail its direct 

 descendants 



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