Prlnce Salm March 29» 1855 



color of the plant and the flower» 



IT await with impatience the arrival of Mr # . Steinkauler, qho 1s 

 to bring to me the seeds> which you anounce..» The true Mam». vivlpara 

 would also be raost welcome» - I still have several doubts about the 

 Synonyms of different cadjT, and you too must have similar doubts^ 

 about the concordence of your species with mine». Thüs I believe, that 

 e«g,, the M, pusilla DC could perhaps be your M.similis and my M». 

 multicarpa (which however like pusilla ) has apricot-yellow flowers^ 

 could be one of the forms of your , vivlpara« I f could easily make a 

 shipment ( in small specimens) '4 which could solve our bilateralldoubts.. 

 As you do not own a gardem it would be superfluous to send large 

 plant s;I ask you only, to write to me by return post, just which 

 species you wish to receivei : I will give, whatever I can. II, further,, 

 would like to know, if post-paid letters and shipments arrive equally 

 safely in St. Louise as those which are not T 



IT do not remember the Cer. or Echinocacti ' of Gtegg f rom Quade - 

 lupa.. 



Your Wellborn, I renew the assurances< of my complete esteenr 



F. to Salm- Dyck 1 



(translated from German script by Edgar Denison, June 1988 )) 



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