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The collection of gar den forns, destined for you has already 

 beert dried by one third# . 



Should you need further infomation about the Bernhard! herba - 

 riura,I shall be available in every ^ay;but I believe it would al- 

 most be the siraplest, if you wduld come agairr to Leipzig, to f ina- 

 lize the entire busine ss. Fron Munich you can get here in one day # , 

 and from here in 10 hours vo Frankfurt,. 



Senke showed me these days a cactus, which Stands in the middle 

 between Peireskia subulata and Opuntia cylindrica ;! could not an- 

 swer his question,to which of the two species it should be added. 

 He has not f orgotten your order but postponed its executiorr until 

 you return to St. Louis. 



In the hope of seeing you once againrhere t I an most Sincerely 

 Your most obe dient 

 G. . Mettenius 



( translated from German script by Edgar ^enison, March 19F8) 



