All the Opuntia arrived safe and sound and will be multiplied as quickly as possible. In 

 one or two months I will already be able to give you some news regarding their growth. 



I am delighted to have received the Agave virginica that was missing in our collection in 

 France ( because the seeds that you sent Mr. Guedency in 1869 perished during the war)I 

 gave the plants of the magnificent collection of Agaves to the Park of the Golden Head 

 (public park in Lyon); I removed a small piece that I sent to Mr. Martel. Do you think 

 that this plant will be able to tolerate our winters in the ground as it is indigenous 

 overthere? Your winters must be as cold as the ones we have in Lyon. 



The happy arrival of your plants has prompted me to ask you if it would be alright to 

 receive some living plants, weather Cacti or Agave. Mr Martel's collection which is 

 entirely at my disposal (because it is I who put it together) and the collection of Agaves 

 in the Park in Lyon, will allow me to send you my best plants. I will not choose but young 

 plants that don't occupy much space and that easily tolerate a traveling time of 1 month. 



At this moment I am preparing for you a certain number of Agave flowers, that I will 

 send you little by little. 



At this time we have the following flowers: 

 Agave maculata Regel 

 Agave schidigera Lam 



Agave densißora ( 3 samples of slightly different variety) 



Agave sugleride Xalapensis et Owsselzhemania, obtainedby artificial Insemination at 



the Gardens ofLyon. The flowers of the inflorescence seem slightly different fr om the 



Xalapensis; this seems identical to the densiflora. 



Agave dialbata dasyliriodes. 



Agave mitraeformis ( of the Salmianae) group. 



Agave miradurensis, began to show its floral beauty 8 days ago; it is the neighboring 

 plant of the Agave tatli; it is Mexican in spite of the erroneous assertion of Jacobi who 

 called it trepillican. El Mirador is the residence of Mr. Sartorius who has sent many 

 Agaves to Europe and who lives in the province of Veracruz between Jalapa and Orizaba 

 close to the Pico de Orizaba, a volcano. 



Agave aylinacantha. Unfortunately there is no time today to go into details about the 

 florescence. I am occupied with family affairs. In the meantime I make rather frequent 

 Visits to the Gardens of the Golden Head and take notes of the florescens. In a few days I 

 will write you at greater length and more scientifically on this subject. 



I call your attention on the identity of your Agave augustissima with the Bonaparte 

 juncia filifera; I will send you dried leaves of this last one; they are cylmdrical and 

 correspond perfectly to our description. 



I will here from you soon and receive news on the results of your seeds. 



Yours truly 



Alb. Weber 



