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1881, 3rd September
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IMPERIAL GERMAN CONSULATE
North-East corner of 4th Street and Washington Avenue,

St. Louis, 3rd September 1968;—-

Dr. Engelmann
Cafion City, Colo,

Dear Dr.,

The cacti for Professor Eichler arrived here today and were sent
immediately to the Consulate General in New York with the request to
send them on immediately,

Dr, Gerlich has not yet returned. He was not faring very wéll since
he was always sick, According to his last letter to me beginning of August
he was not yet on his way of convalescence. I doubt that he will be back
before Christmas, since as soon as his condition permits it, he is supposed
to work for several months for the Ministry of Trade in Berlin. He sends you
his special greetings,

I should like to take this opportunity to ask you for a favor: It is
intended to plant the pecan nut tree in Germany and I was asked to obtain
the necessary seed and to obtain the necessary information for the planting
and cultivation of the tree, I, therefore, should like to know whether the
tree could stand the ¢limate in Germany and in which kind of soil (heavy,
light, dry,damp) it would grow best. I should be very much obligedito you
if you could give me this information. I you could tell me anything elese
about the tree, I should be very grateful. In case you yourself are unable
to furnish this information, I shoutd appreciate it if you would give me
the name of someone who could, and if possible, let me have a letter of
recommendation to this person,

Please excuse all the trouble I am causing you.
Sincerely yours,

A. Baum,

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TMPERIAL GERMAN CONSULATE
North-East corner of th Street and Washineton Avenue

St. Lovis, 20th October 1881

Dear Dr.,

I regret sincerely to have to inform you that the mountain cacti which you
sent me beginning of September to be sent to Professor Eichler in Berlin were
lost on the way from here to New York. As I already wrote you earlier, I had
turned over the package on September 3rd to the American Express Co. for trans-
portation to New York. It did not arrive there and all searches made by the
Express Company have been in vain up to now. I stated that the value of the
package was § 10.00. In order to have at least some satisfaction I requested
the payment of $10.00 from the Express Company and hope to receive this amount
in the near future. The company strongly refused to do this, but I insisted.

As soon as I have received the money, I shall hurry to send it to you.

I do not wish to fail to take this opportunity to convey my sincerest

thanks for the valuable information vou gave concerning ?

Sincerely yours,

A, Baum

P. S. May I at this time »lso ask to let me know whether local black walnut
tree was also culBivated in Germany and in which soil, I do not know whether
this tree is the German Wallnussbaum (walnut tree), Please return to me the
enclosed newspaper clipping. I hope I don't imvose too much on you with my

many questions.

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GERMAN IMPERIAL CONSULATE
North-East corner of 4th Street and Washineton Avenue

St. Louis, 22nd October 1881.

Dear Dr.,

According to your yesterday's letter you seem to hold me guilty
for the loss of the cacti. You seem to believe that the Gourier's bag
leaves from here, however, that is not the case, since the courier's bag
is being sent from the Consulate General in Mew York, We have to send all
things destined for Germany/$$" express to New York first. I am at
the Consulate here for three years now and during all this time nothing
ever sent by express was lost. Therefore, I thought I chose the

safest way to send the package to New York and from there with the

courier's bag to Germany,

' Thank you very much for your kind information about the Black Walnut

tree,
Sincerely yours,

A, Baum

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