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smce I had the adult samples of the E. Cylmdraceus, introduced in large nurnber^t 



SZ^H T ^' i 7 C0 " VinCed that 0ur own Ech - caUfomicus is very 

 disünctive and not part of the species californicus described by you 

 Smce have been in Lyon I have had many opportunities to study the Cacti and 

 speaally the Agave. The Agave collect™ at the Pubhe Garden of Lyon s " of the 

 Zot t?T 0P !, and ^ ^ adU,t Plants - In re § ards the Ca <*, I hL at my dlisal 

 T, tT C ° UeCtl0nS ' Cl ° Se t0 * e 0ne belon § s *> Mr. Robert aCLsTan 

 and at the same tune a passionate amateur. It is remarkable how well bis 5SZi 

 how v lg0 rously he pursues the living plants and also bis exeellent graft ng Sts 

 Amo„ g others he has a Leuchtenberg,a that is resplendantly v,go™ S Four yea 1 it 



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suffic.entspace. I furnished him already years ago a large qu^rf^fc 



SUCCeSSft,J !r al i" y SCedS fr0m MeX,C ° that d * aViralfw , A-ng 

 öfters there were seeds of the Anhalonium that before had never grown For examnle I 

 had three old seeds of Anhalomum sulcatum; thanks to Martel, thfse three gave uTs 

 plants hat are now two years old and are growing adm.rably. He was also sScessful in 

 euh,vatmg from seeds the Mamülana phülosperma, that to my knowC^ 

 mlTu 17 PlaCC ' Unfortunate 'y ^ two young plants, that ap^ared 

 S^ÄTÄ 1 ' T 3 feW ^ ^ the ° ther two years, to 



labdedTf T tl T , t S !Tf PkntS ^ admirab 'y conserved and ^urately 

 abeled If I talk about h,m in deta,l, ,t is to teil you that in case you should still have 

 some old rare seeds at my drsposal, I should trust him with them I assure you matthere 



I would apprecate it very much if you should still have some seeds at my disposal first 

 to comp efe my collectlon and second tQ germ.nTte 



is great dtsotdet becaose there are many plants that n«d to be labeled 



1 "1°" " e ' S T Ugh f °' ,0day If you ™» "°< *■* ™l »f tne ttnd would Itke 

 to renewonrcotrespondence, I promtse , MM he tttore fatthfttl in anawering pZp ty 



