That Trevi^nus died during the beginning of the year, you will 

 probably have heard, that Schecht followed hin already or the 20th 

 of last month, von may not have been told yet. The library of the 

 first is supposed to he very important 1 and to be auctioned off in 

 Bonn». The catalogue has not yet appeared, but will fret to you any 

 tlne. Fron the anerican Pteridologist Dr. Eatorr I have had no news 

 since beginning of the war; if you have heard anything about hin, 

 I would be mich obliged about the n.ews, as I wart to stop furtber 

 shipments without certainty o^ bis existence. 



The next issue, which you will receive fron ne, will deal with 

 Hymenophyllae » I reeoramend to you the last of this effort as those, 

 which will interest you the nost. . 



Otherwise I wish with all my heart, that you and your entire 

 Family-- will survive in good form the upheaval , which Surround s you 

 now. If one can trust the newspapers, there appear now in places,. 

 which f orraerly were very bellicose» nore peaceful outlooks. 

 With the heartiest greetings Your 



GT. Mettenlus 



(translated fron Gems.n scrlpt by Edgar Denison, April 1988 ) 



