Correspondence
Subtitle: Purkyně (Emanuel) and Engelmann (George)
Published: 1875
Language: ger
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Plants; Fagaceae; Salicaceae; Environmental aspects; Loranthaceae; Identification; Cupressaceae; Taxaceae; Correspondence; Deforestation; Anacardiaceae; Magnoliaceae; Pinaceae; Juglandaceae; Trees; Crassulaceae; Ulmaceae; Personal Names; Forest influences; Forestry schools and education; Rhus; Vegetation and climate; Rosaceae
Other titles: George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914.
Description: Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from Emanuel von Purkyně, for 1875-1881. The correspondence relates to a request for needles of Pinus species. Discussion of pines, oaks, and elms. Refutation of the idea that forests influence rainfall. Difficulty identifying American trees in European gardens. Loss of forest lands in America and soil depletion. Explanation of the spelling of his surname. Possibility of a forestry school in America and his teaching it. Discussion of American flora - geologic interpretation and migration of varieties. Questions about the use of Rhus in tanning. Discussion of how various conifers fared during extremely severe winters.

Folder contains original letters.
Notes: The collection is open for research.

George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914 / Correspondence (Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1), Missouri Botanical Garden Archives.

Original material in German, with typewritten English translation by Edgar Denison.

Finding aid available from Missouri Botanical Garden Library and online http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/molib/part2.pdf.