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Dear Sir, It was not only forgetfulnuss or negligence which kept me from answering your letter but the death of a member of my family caused some disturbance and only now that things have quietened down, I can go back to my duties, I am giving you herewith the average of my raeteoroloirical observations during the month of March. Thermometer . 7 a.m. 57.5 2 p.m. ^6.8 9 p.m. 41.9. Average :4l. 9 Maximum on the 29th 72° Minimum on the 6th l8,8 Cloudiness. 6.9. Wind . NV/ & SE & SW. Strength 2.6. Rain . 2.89 Snow 1/2" Thunderstorms . 5. Barometer . 29.597 29. 57^ 29.586. Average 29.590 Maxima on the 51st 29.610 Minimum on the 19th 29.118 Evaporation . 1.7 4.1 2.5 Average: 2.8 Humidity relation . 85.5 72.7 8I.O .-.verage: 79.7 I was not ±ile to make the ob---:ervations concerning the sun-up regularly until the beginning of this month. Last month, the frequent night watches at the bed of a dear sick person caused me to sleep later in the mornings, preventing me from making these observations regularly. Between the month of M^arch of this year and the one in I86I I find the following differences: The average temnerature in March I96I . 1° F. warmer. that is, the temperature was the same at two o'clock on the 1st of September, but at 9 o'clock 1 degree warmer in March I96I than in I862. In March I86I 4.51inches more rain & 5/4 more snow. Barometer in I86I on the average O.IO5, higher than in I862. Maximum: O.O9I. Minimum: 0,154 higher than in I862. In general everything was earlier than this year. Lilac shov;ed its first leaves last year on the third, willows on the fourth of March. ||l|j|Mg| 0 1 cm 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Missouri Botanical Garden -2- This year, lilac on the 11th, willos on the 30th, Poplars were flowering here on the 30th of last month ... The first swallows were seen here on the Ikth of ^4arch. (Last year I did not pay any attention to the latter). Thank you for your reply concerning the yearly barometer readings. I asked this question since I thought I noticed in some collections of meteorological tables a certain , namely at the beginning of the decade a maximum, then a gradual lo?/ering of the yearly average until the ^th, 5th and ^th year and then again an incline until the end. This would be a period of ten years. Vi/ith regard to your question whether the northern lights have any influence on the climate, I have found several references which confirm my assumption.-- You may remember that I mentioned to you in St. Louis that there might be some truth to the popular belief that the northern lights are an indication that the weather would turn colder. My observations here have confirmed this, 9f ten in a very peculiar manner, andin Prof. Carwell's tables, I find that in at least 120-130 cases out of 170, a colder temperature followed the appearance of the polar lights. It might be interesting to make a comparison of observations and to try to find out about the same effects in other localities in order to prove, for instance, that in America, a cold wave spreads simultaneously over large partw of the country or not* I wrote to Prof. Henry about this and am waiting for his repiy. Several circumstances made me bother him with this question and I hope to receive a satisfactory answer. With best regards, I remain. Your obedient servant, Ad. F, Bandelier, jr. Missouri Sot ■ .S^^^^PO GEORGE ENGELMANH PAPERS 0 1 cm 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Missouri Botanical Garden in^J^ t-a^^w^>i^^ ^1^1^^ ^"^^r'Z-T^.- tfy^ir^rn^. ^i^j^ ^^^"^"^ ^^^^^^^^C^ Hull /. 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Dear Gir, Please accept my sincere thanks for your offer made in your kind letter of the 39th of last month, as well as my sincere good v/ishes for the beginning year. May the storms which are now disturbing the air be no indication for the course of events which brought our unhappy country to the edge of destruction by all this insanity and passions, especially not for your city, Ifonly the new year would open the eyes of the people, to make them realize what all this lost blood is calling for loudly; that if a nation wants it, inly the total destruction can prevent it to reach its aim, especially if this aim is independency. But why complain; in any event I am still too young to realize the entire extent of the disaster; but can only feel deeply (perhapts too much so) and am therefore very sad, Let us turn to something more encouraging, I am accepting your kind suggestion and tkke the liberty to enclose a draft on the "ComercBl Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia", No, 307I in the amount of ^ 35,00 which is drawn on me and indorsed to you. At the present time we don't have any funds in New York, but only deposits in Philadelphia and, therefore, send you a remittance from the latter, hoping it will fill the purpose. And I am asking you to order a barometer for $ 25.00, insurance $ 5.00 and a thermometer for 4 5«00. Naturally, I prefer to have the instruments insured. Should you have any other expenses, please let me know, so that I may repay you immediately, — Once in possession of -Gese instruments, I shall be able to deliver accurate reports,; to determine the height above sea level of this place, in short, make Highland into a real station, something I had v/ished to do for 5-6 years, or you might say dreamed about. Up to now, I had only studied since I had to have the necessary knowledge. Therefore, I don't put any importance at all in my results since in the beginning I did not even know how to use the defective instruments I had, I am enclosing a short note which contains the yearly results, I believe that only the results concerning the wind, cloudiness, rain and thermometer are correct, and perhaps the latter two only partly, since the difference of 1.2 F. above freeing (32.2 instead of 32°) seems very odd to me, I think that the two first ones are more accurate since while watchin 0 1 cm 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Mi ssou R I Botanical Garden -2- the north lights, that is a full year before I had any instruments, regularly estimated the strength of the wind, cloudiness etc. etc. I 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Missouri Botanical cm copyright reserved garden 2^ d^:^ MisTSouRi Botanical Garden George: ENd^'.MAn'N Papers "-CT^-IvaX^:^ ^^^^'u^^^*.^,^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ •^i^ 0 1 cm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Ml SSOU R I Botanical Garden 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Ml SSOU R I Botanical Garden ' '^^i^^r^y^ '^y.^^^.^^^ •'-^■v^^^.-^i^ , I llil 0 1 2 a 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Missouri Botanical Garden cm copyright reserved • George Engelhanu Pf / 7 ^'A^ ^^...w^ J^^C^.^^ ^y^^ Jky^^ ^ C^^^ ^5^^^^^ ^.^t^^iU) U^^^L/ >l^^^u-^ *^ 6 p^y^l^ '^''^^''^^ ^^^^ y^^*^>^ ^^^^ff^-e-^-^i^ 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Missouri Botanical cm copyright reserved garden 0 1 s cm > 3 A \ £ ) e ) 7 8 9 10 Missouri . ^ ^ ' Botanical copyright reserved garden ' Missouri Botanical Garden (H^^ GEORGE ENGELMANN PAPERS /' //// ^^^^^ ^£r^^>^-^-/^^!^^.'^^ -^^^^zy^ ^g^^^Y-^^ -^'^^^-1%^ ^tt-f-*^ ^^^.-^^^-e^z-T^ ^^y^/^^-^ ^^^^ "^l^ ^^pt^^,^ ' Missouri Botanicai G'->.rden George Engelmann pAf*Ert§ oClp rC-i^^K^jdj ^h^trx^ ^^i^yJ^-^ /y^r^/ c:.^*^ Otv,^ ^Kr.C^^v^^v-vO. ^%jiL.^^ ^ copyright reserved ^^^'^^ /^^^w -^-/^c^ CJyj^^^^ f fi^ ^ (^^^-yX^ ^ v-^^ t"?^^" '/^^ t-r^'^_^ (X^J^^iy k^Z^:^.^ i , -. ^ ^^^^^^ c . y,'/:.,tj- A:^^ cy:^/^.,., c^.: ^- • ^ — V ^ .^''^ - ^ , - '^'^'^-■-o^ ^>-^jLv^ -^MMi^z^ MrgSOURl BOTANICAL GARDF.- GEORGE ENGELMANN PAPERS Bandelier^ Ad. 187^', ^th June. Highland, 111. TRANSLATION Dear Dr. , Very much surprised to receive your note of yesterd-^y, I hurry to express my thabks for it as well as for the cacti, "s'hich I sh^ll take this evening to my better half. Our exposition seems to he marvelous since i. e. all species we have (5O-6O) f^row esrecially well, anc! even t^e collection is so small it still contains some large and not flo^^^erini? sr^ecimens. This spring we enjoyed very "'uch the Epiphyls. As it looks now^ 10-14 ^'Grandifloras'^ ^^dll open iw the ^ame time, however it is difficult to say anything in advene a. One of the nlants has 18 candles (approximately), whether they will open all or how many at the same time^ is hard to say. In any event, I shall send you a wire if one of the important candles should open. I had had for a long time the intention to visit you and George, ho^'^-ever, I am so busy here, that it will hardly be possible to think of it before autumn. Also^ I should have to choose a Sunday for it. I should only be too happy to take a fei^r weeks vacation, however, it is impossible. — I wrote to your son immediately after the publication of the mourning greetings, and only a long time later through Putnam that he ^^Iso was ill. A nonth ago my wife was in St. Louis and saw you in Shaw's Garr!^n^ A cousin of ours told her your name and at this time learned all that har^pened. My wife would have taken the liberty to approach yo^i, but you moved away too fast. Now we hove that in case ^'^e can maRe a decent disnlav^ the weather wonH make the trip '-ere very troublesom,e. In the evening at 5 or 7-1^? o-dock you could be here and I shall wait at the depot. — In case Mr. Shaw is interested too, he is of course, very welcome. I have room for both gentlemen. With regard to my studies I have nothing new to ret^ort. The third Mexican Bandelier, Ad. F. P^ge 2 1879, ^th June. Highland, 111. TRANSLA-^ICN monograph is still not finished and we -won't b--^ ^.hl'^ to finish it next month; — it is goin?^ to be twice as voluminous as the two first ones. Gr^et-' r-: -- t-^ v-^--- c-n and I ^ore to see vou soo--. In the meantime my respects, Sincerely vours 0 1 cm 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Missouri Botanical Garden iiiiiiin 0 1 cm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Missouri Botanical Garden ! Bandelier, Ad, 1881, March 12 Highland, 111* TRANSLATION Hicrhland, IPth M^-^rc^. I88I. Dear Dr. , My daughter-in-law asked me to convey her sincerest t^i^nk^^ for thr shipment of c^cti. I take this opr>ort unity to thank yon for your kindne>^s to my son. We are awaiting every d-^y the news of his si^ccessful ^rriv?>l in Vera Cruz. The newsrai^ers s^y Charnoy is in or vicinity. We therefore assnme that my son wi^ 1 p-o to Chiapas. My daughter-in-law still has no experience whatsoever in rais'^ng cacti from seed. She plans as soon as the h-^rsh winter ends, to pl^nt the seed in rough soil mixed with sand in small pots, to keep it damp ^nd to protect it with my glass sheets In any event, she will do her best to show that she values the beautiful present. Sincerely yours, Dr* Eng. Bandelier 0 1 cm 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 copyright reserved Missouri Botanical Garden / MTS-SOURl EOT^N.^ GEORGE Et^GEL:nAr.u. >" Av^^ ^ O ^W^"-^ 5^*u«*^. ^«^-^^ *;JcX, 1 'j^.i^-j.^^jl^ Bandeli^r, Ad, 1882, 25rd Dec. TRANSLATION Santa Fe, N. M., 25rd December I882. Dear Dr. , Even now I can only write a few words. Only in 8 to 10 days, shall I be able to send you some botanical notes, in the meantime I am occupied with the archeology and the preparation of a large trip. I should appreciate if you would tell gKa gg fl uce the following: I have sent to Dr. Gerlich, Imperial German Consul in St. Louis, 3 packages on the first of September for the Imperial Museum in Berlin, containing: 200 arrow points, I5 stone axes and hammers, 9 pieces of cooking ware