From Julius Radius   15 March 1825

Leipzig

15 March 1825

My dear Sir,

You are in possession, I hope of my last of May 25 th and a packet of German plants, which I sent you some time after by Dr Struve of Dresden, who established the manufactury for artificial mineral waters at Brighton & London– I received since I wrote to you, a very fine collection of dried plants from Cuba by a friend of mine, who lived there two years to enlarge his knowledge of natural history & to make collections of plants & seeds. He even collected some for sale & fixed the low price of £1.7.0 for a century of phanerogamic & £1.1.0 for 47 cryptogamic plants, 40 of which are filices. The first collection is sold, but there remained yet some specimens of the Cryptogamics. My friend living now at M’ Cannolstown, Bedford Cty. Pensylvania will soon publish two other centuries of Cuban Pensylvanic plants at the same price as the above mentioned century. You would oblige me by mentioning the present communication to your botanical friends, who are anxious to procure themselves fine specimens of exotic dried plants.

I shall be very glad to have soon good news from you & remain in the mean time

Sir | Your obedient S vt | D r Radius

P.S. Should you see or write to Mr Curtis be so kind as to tell him my best compliments.

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