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Teil me, that you. will soon work on the plant s not yet identi- 

 fiedi « From the expedition to California Torey and Beaton described 

 several new species of f Allosurus (?'-E.D. ) f which may get into your 

 hands sometime»- The Isoetes fron St* Louis in the complete speci - 

 mens were of no less interest.- In the reports of your academy I find 

 notes of a forner , local eolleafguet Prof, ••• if ^ert , e^yptian archeo- 

 locrijidkr who apparently bas settled in your country ?* Did you pcet In- 

 formation ab out Breckerridsre and. his fern ? But, since you yourself 

 become slowly acclimated. in your activities, I ask you., not to answer 

 my questions in a hurry, but to dwell on then oocasionally, when oir - 

 cunstances perm.it this ! With me too raany pressing items have prefe- 

 rence as you will see from the enclosed. leaflet. 



With heartiest greetings I remain Your most devoted 



G. Mettenius 



Assumedly you. have received the Index re Visum M. Lipsiensis 

 (the reirised Index of the Leipzig Museum, E»D# ) 



(( translated from German Script by Edgar Denison, April 19P8 ) 



