Ree March 5 th 

 Ans. w 8 



Leipzig February 12, 1860 



Most honored Friend I 



I hurry to let a few lines follow ny letter of the 7th of 

 this nonthr, becau.se I reeeived day before yesterday the announcement 

 frora Dr. Flügel, that the Boundary 44etp£ have arrived. and that I took 

 yesterday 100 copies into possessiom - So much for news, so that 

 you will rot worry ary longer about their proper delivery». 



I Immediately presented a copy to the bookdealer Voss, and 

 aggeed with him in a preliminary way, that the price of the copy 

 should be 12 Thaler,of which 4 go as discount to the bookseller 

 after sale of one copy and 2 to the distributor, so that you will 

 reeeive^ Thalerjln the middle of l86l for each copy sold after the 

 first Settlements : 60 copies% aooording to cur calculation will 

 cover your expenses of % 300. 



This proposal must however have your approval before pay- 

 ment can be executed, and boonealer Voss asks esüecially to write 

 to vou about the price of this iten in Arier ica,as und er no circum- 

 stances a substantial sale could be obtained, should the price of 

 12 Thaler be hierher than that in an american bookstore for it. The 

 fine execution of the book pleased Voss very muchr, and he is Wil- 

 ling , and nore so,to advertise the other di ssertatiom wi th the an- 

 ouncement of the book in the botanical papers, resp.to postpone the 

 commission Charge until the first Statement in the middle of l86l., 



Price for Whipple 1 s Cacteae is 4 Thaler, , Synops. Cactacereunr 

 7? Sgr* 5 Pf , Synops. Cuscuteae 1.5 Sgr.Dioec. Greca 9« providertly de- 

 terminedi , 



I ask for fast ans wer", to have the occasion, to enjoy this 

 proposition with your approval» 



With heartiest Greetings, Your G. Mettenius 



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