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Cbpenhagen and Petersburg I was able to compare many originaler, so 

 that my future studies- in this area have an entirely different foun- 

 dation than the previous ones. Those, themselves, , should be rewor- 

 ked completely-, but not furnished with Supplements, as I had wan - 

 ted to earlier. The entire publication shall then appear at one time« 



First, however, I wait for the Originals of . . f Devaux, 



who f se shipnent has already been arnounced:, similarly I bope, that 

 I will receive those of Mr. Breckenri dge for conpari son, A. Grey did 

 not hurt anybody in this stränge Situation, but I hope, that you will 



succeed to obtain his views. - A. Grey will' however send the 



collection fron Cuba, which 1 Wright collected in I859-I86O; ab out 

 200 species at 10 Dollar per hundred. I offered hin, to make paymenft 

 through your arrargemer.t; now, the relation is reversed and I must 

 send money. I shall send 20 more dollars, in case I an to raail the 

 money to you, and ask you to pay this to Grey; I assume thereby, , 

 that such traffic can be accomplished with out dif f iculties betweerr 

 St. Louis and Cambridge. 



In the garden florish just now 6 Hymenophyllae . T. 



• with a nearly 20 foot high trunk just fi- 



nished flowerirg. 



In 6 weeks the Summer Semester will be ended and we will 

 then start travelling to Königsbergs I take cacti along, so that the 

 natural! st s can see then. If Caspari nay keep it, you must decide, 

 By the middle of Septenber I shall be hone agaim 



Now, the heartiest greetings fron my wlfe to you and your 

 wife and yours, Your nost devoted 



G. Mettenius 



(translated fron German soript by Hd^rar Denisorr, April 1988 ) 



