Hec. June 21 

 Ans. July 19 



Leipzig May 30,1861 



Most honored Friend I 



For a long time I planned to write to you, but o^ly today 



this will be accompli shed, after transferring yesterday two packet s 

 for you to Dr. Flügel, the one comes fron Mr. Boi ssier in Geneva 

 and contains- dried plant s* the other the continuatiorr of Wolfer 1 s 

 Annales and the book-seller catalogue» - In view of this notlf icatiorc 



st i tute concerning the shipment of these snall packages from Washing- 

 ton to St. Louis. ~ 



meageF denand for them has stopped entirely since September, so that 

 I raade an attempt to dispose of them by way of an auction. The result* 

 was indifferent, and here too the denand -ras not as great, to bring- 

 the entire supply in this way to the public. For that reason, I have 

 inquired from T.O.Weigel and H. W. Schmidt in Halle, what arrangement they 

 could propose for the,,aquisition of the stock.. Weigel offers a selec- 

 tion fron bis antiquarian stock in the value of 120 Thaler, and wants 

 the money obtained fron the auctioned copies^ f Schmidt in Halle offers 

 books fron bis supply in the value of 200 Thaler. I would like to ad- 

 vise you, to make use of the latter off er, and therefor mail to you 

 by book-post the latest catalogue of this antiquarian and will let 

 an older one follow in a few days. You will probably select a largex* 

 number of books, a •. several may not be available any more. Bhould 

 you not find, any appropriaie books in the philosophical part of this 

 catalogue, you could select now a part, and later the rest fron a la- 

 ter catalogue. Besides the cot>ies now being auctioned. the supply ist: 



you will be able in time to give instruc$L< 



ons to the Sraithonian In 



Your writings give a second reason to write. The in itself 



Of 



these were offerd to 

 the antiquarian 

 85 

 30 



1) Boundary Cacti 



2) Whipple 1 s " 



3) Synop. » 



89 

 32 

 51 



55 



