Correspondence
Subtitle: Letterman (George) and Engelmann (George)
Published: 1875
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Plants; Salicaceae; Rhamnaceae; Rubiaceae; Heuchera; Wood; Cruciferae; Hybridization; Correspondence; Botanical specimens; Arabis; Pteridophyta; Juglandaceae; Galium; Sapindaceae; Cheilanthes; Saxifregaceae; Collectors and collecting; Rosaceae
Other titles: George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914.
Description: Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from George Washington Letterman, for 1875-1883. The correspondence relates to collections for Engelmann and others; collecting trips with Engelmann; descriptions of exact locations of collections. Walking collecting trips from Moark to Popular Bluff for swamp specimens. Descriptions of habitats in collection areas. A copy of a letter from George Vasey.

Outgoing correspondence from George Engelmann to George Washington Letterman, for 1875-1881. The correspondence relates to the encouragement, suggestions and instructions for collections. Hybridization in hickories. Discussion of maple systematics and economic value. Instructions for obtaining wood specimens.

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.

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