Ree. Peb. 28 Dyck January 11,1848 



Ar» s.March 15 



Your wellborn 



I wrote last Sunner, and took the liberty, to ask you about 

 several points for Information. As I did not reeeive any answer,, 

 I fear, that ray letter did perhaps not get into your hanjk M y 

 earlier letters I always sent to your nister brother' in Frankfurt,, 

 who had the kindness to expedite them further; this last letter I 



had posted in ,and God knows through which route it was sent 



to St. Louis. The safest way is through Bremen as your brother wote 

 to ne,I believe to have told your wellborn, that I an occupied with 

 a new editxon of the cacteae in horto Dyekensi cultae f and, that,, 

 acc ording to the plan, which I accepted.I give the diagnoses for all 

 Speeles, which are not contained in the Enumeratio by Pf elf fer,I*r 

 this category are now the Manillariae and Echinocact j which you 

 have described in the Journal of Natural History of Boston (a pub- 

 lieation totally unknown to ne), and of which I posess several.. 

 The seeds, which you had. the kindness to send, to ne at various ti- 

 mes, have all germinated well,, and seen to ne to point to new specie 

 However I niss your descriptions, and your wellborrr would oblige 

 ne very much, if you could let ne have a copy mailed. 



Sone of the earlier nanes had already been- assigned to other 

 Speeles in Europe, which you will have seen in the publications,, 

 which your mister brother has obtained for you. These names will 

 have to be replaced by others. I can affix your own name to one of 

 these (which you yourself really can not do),and ny opus would be 

 completed therebyv. Youjsnly have to teil me^tt the same time the 

 volune and page,where the description is to be found. 



A Dr. Roener fron Hildeshein brought recently several cacti^ 

 fron America,and besides others, . your fioMnpp. Llndhelner l which I 



