
          for those [?] [publishings?], also for 2 or
3 copies of Presteles Cactus plates.
I want [underlined: 200 copies] of them with the
text. Is that printed? I have
seen the manuscript in the printers
hands in Washington last November and
[?] it some but would you
or Gray to do so more, if not
printed yet it wants revision
badly. Write to Bigelow if you
please.

Please send me the few copies of
Rail R. Cacti soon. Frankfurt on the
Maine, Germany, is always my direxction.
for 5 or 6 months to come yet.

Since I wrote you I have seen
[?], he says he sent you
60 odd [crossed out: plates] drawings and has some
dozen more to do, which will not be
finished before end of the year.
but the plates have been sent long
ago  Emory writes me [about?] them
but I got his letter only [here] as yours
if I have had them in Paris I could
have done something, or enquired
about those things  there seems to
be a general misunderstanding.
My respects to your  ladies.

ever truly yours G. Engelmann
        