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Oct. 16, 1918 Thanks TLM for specimen plant of Naegelia (! what is
this?) "I wonder whether this is N. cinnabarina or
N. zebrina. The gesneriads always have appealed
to me. I have a fine small plant of Columnea gloriosa."
And more on gesneriads. "I thank you for the old
letter of mine you sent back. I have all yours--
from the beginning and they are to me most valuable
as a reference." [If these letters came to Mills
Memorial Library with the Nehrling purchases
they have not yet appeared during this search
Jan 19851
"I received a package of seeds of Bromelia pinguin
from the Porto Rico Section. Could you not grow
orchids just as well in a greenhouse like Reasoner
has built them--wider, higher, and very likely
less airy? Of all the rare things I'll get I
shall remember you when I have surplus. Don't sell
the amaryllis too cheaply--354 wholesale is cheap
enough and they are worth it. Elt--- Pomeroy, Delta
Nurseries, Donna, Texas, sells his hybrids for
504 and $1.00 each. He had many thousands of them. He
visited me last year, and told me that my price of
$35.00 per 100 was too low. Consider the prices
Burbank gets for his strain of amaryllis!"
date--appears to be pages 3 and 4 or a Dec or Jan letter in which
HN wished TLM a happy New Year.
Writing about prices of something. Has thousands of
palms--seedlings--mostly Cocas, "but I cannot dispose
of them without expensive advertising and I have about
3,000 find seedlings of Cycad revoluta. Talks about
marketing cycads at 254 each, growing cycads and
asparagus plumosa and making money. "My neighbor,
F----- Barthels, the man who had charge of my place
for many years, grows asparagus plumosa and reaps
annually $4,000.00. He could double this if he
had help. He began without capital. It took him
5 or 6 years before he had an acre under shed. He
has now 2 acres under lath cover. The people in
Altamonte Springs were still more successful ...I1
Nov. 4, 1919 Has about 20 species of Rhipsalis from the Missouri
Botanical Gardens. Orders 150 more amaryllis from
TLM. "I received a fine collection of bromeliads
from Chantrier in France. All came through in
good condition, but the Federal Plant Board
informd me that I have to supply a bond to the amount
of $5,000 when again such a consignment is received.
Such a procedure will almost prohibit any new intro-
ductions ... what can we do? ... cut off the appropriation
for the Federal Plant Board by Congress, just as our
legislature has done with the State Plant Board.
I received a letter from Dr. Robertson-Proschowsky
and seeds of Pittosporum macrophyllum. I expect
103 (?) mostly new plants from Prof. Sargint
collected by Mr. Wilson in Formosa.