Prirce Salm 



March 25» 1853 



yet suf f iciently proven as yet, and thus T had to leave the g> 

 cyllndraceae and, the ^ paradopae stand in the genus Opuntiae t 



Your Wellborn can find illustrations of cacti in the Bot.. Ma- 

 gazine, which could serve as - sample s for yours;as I am not at hone,, 

 I ecan not send you any. In. the meantine, may-be Prof. Braun can do 

 so.» I am nost anxious, to receive* even the dead specinens of your 

 new species». The seeds, which I reeeived from you, pcerminafr&iin part"; 

 Before my departure, thous-h, those , which I would have liked to see 

 the most, had not yet srerninated.. We had in the niddle of Pebruary 

 Strange cold, which until now still continues., At the end of April 1 

 I hope to return to Dyck. Little is to be found of cacti here*. 



I regret to be able only in an incftraplete manner to fulfill your 

 wishes. . Receive, Your Wellborn, : the assurance of my perfect esteem 



F. to Salm Dyck 



( translated from German Script 1 by Ed srar Denison, June 1988 )'. 



