5 - E. Purkynje Feb. 6, l8?5 



Parry, Linden, Wright, Wiszlicenus, , Ehrenberg, Swart f , Bigelow,, 



Bridge,, Lobbi,, and very little of Hartweg, Uhde, Schiede. There musi? 



be many more localities and collectorer in your herbaria besides 



those enumerated by Panlatone. . I" try y of course, wherever possible» 



to collect entire specimens and coneff or to get to view themr and 



to obtairc also all cultivated: species alive or to grow themr ray~ 



seif frora seecU However the examination of the needles has the advan- 



tage, where all the rest cannot be obtained,, that the: smalll frag- 



ments< suffice,, and my heart does not desire complete gardens and the 



possession of large collectionsr. And even mjr pr eparat ions, should they 



once get lost, af ter having been drawn^ (Here is a line misslng irr the 



text- copy, E.D.), it may be tedious and tirae-consuming,and could not 



be done with each preparatiorr, only for distinct species or those, 



which characterize varieties ( and will be noted on the Illustration:, . 



which localities- occur, agree and which deviate in size possibly, ete)). 



Nevertheless, one can raake a complete drawing of a cross-cut easier», 



because the drawing? -appara tu s guarantees the exactness f , tharr toc 



establisba twig with cone true to Nature.. In recomending myself to 



your kindness, I sign with high esteenr; most devotedf 



Dr. E. Purkynje 



in Weisswasseir 



Should it seem to you insecure,to send such a valuable shipment to 

 me, then, please send the needles, which you assign to me,to Mr. A. 

 Braun- or another of your europaean correspondents, to whom you happerc 

 to make a shipment. My friends Ascherson or Leonardi will then trans- 

 mit them to me.. 



(translated from German Script by Edgar Denison, Sept. 1988 ) N 



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