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ing. and drying my plants, and then paid another and 
last visit to the shelf of rocks, which had already afforded me 
such interest and delight. 
(To be continued.) 
Notes of a Botanical Visit to MApRAs, CoIMBATORE, and 
the NeetGuerry Mounraixs ; by G. Garpner, Esq. 
F.L.S., Superintendent of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Ceylon. 
(In a letter to the Editor.) 
When Dr. Wight visited Ceylon in 1836, he under- 
took, at the suggestion of the then Governor, to publish a 
new edition of Moon's Catalogue of Ceylon plants, and for 
_ that purpose all the collections which had been accumulating 
. at the Botanical Garden from the time of Mr. Moon, 
. were sent to him. Several circumstances contributed to 
= prevent his accomplishing this task, among which may be 
mentioned the fact, that but few of the plants named in the 
Catalogue were found in the collection, and, of those which 
. did exist, the greater part were in such bad condition as to 
= be almost indeterminable. On my arrival in Ceylon, Dr. 
. Wight wrote to say that the whole of the specimens would 
| be returned, at the same time kindly offering, provided 
. the government would allow me to visit him, to assist in 
. Comparing the Ceylon specimens with his own rich Indian 
herbarium, with the view to having them correctly deter- 
‘Mined. This was an offer not to be neglected, as it would 
Save me the very laborious undertaking of ascertaining their 
names by books alone ; and on laying the matter before His 
| Excellency the Governor, he, with that liberality which he 
. "As uniformly extended towards the Gardens and the inves- 
-tigation of the Botany of the Island since my arrival, at once 
Sranted me leave for such a period as might be found neces- - 
“ary to accomplish the object in view. 
> On the first of November of last year (1844) I started 
ftom Kandy, with the intention of taking a passage to 
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