Ree. Nov 19 



Leipzig, Nov. 16, 185? 



Ans. Nov. 27 



Estaeeraed Priend ! 



Immediateljr-upon receipt of your letter I conf erred with $ern- 

 hardi to get a reduetion in the price for the herbar ium.tly efforts, 

 however, renain fruitless, because Bernhard i is stioking to his ear- 

 lier request of 600 Thaler, and hopes to reeeive an offer fron you; 

 thereaf ter he will? be able to decide rifrht away.be cause, by the time 

 your next letter arrives, he presu^bly will have reeeived Information 

 fron the various parties t which are interested in the collection. 



There has been no lack of inquiries conc erring Bernardi's her- 

 barium; bu^up to this hour only one off er of 400 Thaler has has been 

 made, to which Bernard i did not agree; however, the then bidder could 

 not be persuadedjto increase his off er. .B'ernardi has rejected : all of- 

 fers for individual (plant) f pnili.es. 



Accordinglyjas a consequence the actual price for this collection 

 is to be placed between 400 and 600 Thaler;yes, I night almost be- 

 lieve,that, if you do not in naking your counter off er go below the 

 Minimum; the collection will be awarded to you, 



The packing, und er any circumstances, is an expensive matter, be- 

 cause the boxes have to be packed very caref ully f and each could cone 

 to 2 Thaler. At least 35 - ^0 boxes will probably be necessary. 



Braun has already reeeived the Characeae.The stock of seeds and 1 

 fruits of cactijyou will reeeive in its entirety. 



In ^rreatest esteem 

 Your nost obedientt 

 G. Mettenius 



( re-translated fron Gerna.n sc^int by Edgar Denison, March 1988) 



