Melbourne, Sept. 26, I876 



I was very happy dear Dr. Engelman that you honored me with last months mail 

 and sent me your essays about the oaks and agaves. I have already used these 

 valuable writings for my "industrial plant s ,f , of which publications just now a 

 new edition is going through the presses. Your famous name was known to me since 

 my boyhood years, when in the dukedom Schleswig I began to examine the western 

 Vegetation. 



I myself had the desire to emigrate to the United States, when I left the 

 University in I8V7 but fate - in no way always friendly and averse to me in 

 later years - has driven me to Australia. I have honorably striven to bring 

 honor to German science, on this continent, but the conditions here for me as 

 foreigner have never been fortunate; the more I worked in the service of the 

 State , the more I was persecuted; - the more I achieved, the more I was envied. 

 My principal life-plan, to write about the universal-f lora of Australia, was 

 ruined through the interposition of Benthan, who in the meantime disregarded 

 India and Central Africa. 



You ask if Quercu s is represented here, not - I was mistaken in searching 

 for this, as well in the Alps of Australia, where we have Fagus, as also in the 

 higher mountains of north-east Australia. Papua has however already delivered 

 a variety and perhaps a fortunate fate will further direct these forms of the 

 northern hemisphere from the Alps of New Guinea into my hands. 



Of the giant Lilies and Amaryllis of your beautiful part of the world we 

 have only Doryanthes and Gordyline Regia. 



I am very anxious to receive notes regarding the utilization of the various 

 Oaks and Conifers of Mexico. From the great wealth of your experiences, can you 

 send me any Information for my work. I will of course acknowledge all literary 

 gifts. Or could you refer me to someone in Mexico, where I am an honorary member 

 of the Naturaleza, for technically important observations which have been made 









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