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voyage that I don't want to leave until I get what I came for.  They are so good here in allowing me to work Sundays and before and after regular hours, and to bring books home to save time at the herb--I listed Mez's here at night.   ------The day I reached Wien I mailed a letter to Prof. Hackel that I had written on the boat, sending $10 and asking him to have his photo taken for souvenirs for me to take back to agrostological friends.  I have a letter from him today.  He wishes he had a picture of his younger years, but the negative was given to Dörfler--that is the one we have on the wall, then, for we bought it of Dörfler.  Prof Hackel wishes he had that instead of a photo of the "manly ruin" the last eight years have made of him!  The Eitelkeit von alle Männer! -----I had abendessen with Zahlbruckners last week.  Frau Z is very much younger. She is ever so nice.  Dr. Z wishes he could go to America to see Tuckermann's material, though he was careful to explain that they couldn't be actual [[underlined]] types [[/underlined]], because the material described must have been all dissected up.  I agreed, but cited Mez's as examples of bleibende types that it is very necessary to examine because one cannot tell from the descriptions what his plants are.  Dr. Z does not believe in types a little bit.  As all conversation is in Deutsch Dr. Z has the better of it, for he can reel off yards while I am thinking of one sentence.  Naturally I don't try to convince him.  There is to be aEuropean botanical conference here next fall, if I understand aright.  Dr. Z says that you spoke very good German--he will never say that about me, I am con[[insertion]]s[[/insertion]]cious of [[insertion]] having [[/insertion]] used the wrong gender as soon as I have said anything.  ------April 4--Today I made an exchange with Dr. Z on my own responsibility, but the Department

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