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you that he hath been with me. He endeavoured to excuse Mons'". 

 Tournefort, and to vindicate him from the imputation of rudenesse 

 and incivility in his treating of me in his Elem. Botaniq. wherewith 

 he hath been charged. I can easily passe it by, because he hath 

 treated me no worse than I deserve. But truly his Method, consi- 

 dering it with all the indifference I can, seems to me faulty and 

 liable to many exce])tions, and as for what he hath written against 

 my Dissertation it admits in most particulars of an easy answer, as I 

 may afterward shew. I own him to be a skilfull Herbarist, and had 

 he let me alone, I should not have opposed his method, but permit- 

 ted every one his freedome to embrace and follow what seemed best 

 to him : only I might have corrected the errours of mine own, as 

 many as I know of, and set it in as good a light as I could. I hope 

 you will, I doe not say take the liberty, but doe me the favour to 

 correct whatever you find amisse in my Supplement, and to adde, 

 cut off, and alter whatever you observe to be deficient, redundant, 

 and incongruous or erroneous. I remember I was in some places 

 doubtful about your meaning, and therefore probably might mis- 

 take it. 



My Wife presents her humble service to you, and we both many 

 thanks for your intended Present of Sugar, which we can hardly 

 without violation of modesty receive at your hands. You doe bene- 

 ficia beneficiis cumulare, and even load us with your kindnesse. I 

 cease to give you further trouble, and rest, Sir, 



Your very affectionate friend and humble servant. 



Black Notley, April 27, —98. John Ray. 



For his honoured friend Dr. Hans Sloane, at his House at the corner 

 of Southampton Street, towards Bloomsbury Square, London. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR JUNE 1843. 



Chiswick. — June 1. Cloudy and fine. 2. Rain: dense clouds: boisterous, with 

 rain at night. 3. Cloudy and line : clear. 4. Very fine. 5. Fine : heavy show- 

 ers : clear. 6. Showery. 7. Fine : rain. 8. Cloudy : showery : boisterous, with 

 heavy rain at night. 9. Cloudy and windy : boisterous, with showers and bright 

 sunshine at intervals. 10. Fine ; rain. 11. Cloudy and fine. 12. Hazy clouds : 

 rain. 13. Heavy rain. 14. Foggy : cloudy : foggy at night. 15. Hazy : fine. 

 16— 18. Very fine. 19. Overcast. 20. Cloudy. 21, 22. Very fine. 23. Cloud- 

 less, with bright sun. 24. Slight haze : fine. 25. Densely overcast. 26. Very 

 fine. 27. Sultry, with hot dry air. 28. Cloudy and fine. 29,30. Overcast and 

 fine.— Mean temperature of the month about 4° below the average. 



Boston. — June 1. Cloudy : rain early a.m. 2, 3. Cloudy : rain p.m. 4. Fine : 

 rain P.M. 5,6. Fine. 7. Cloudy. 8,9. Windy: rain early a.m. 10. Windy. 



11. Cloudy: rain p.m. 12. Windy. 13. Windy: rain p.m. 14, 15. Fine. 

 16. Fine : curious halo round the sun 2 to 4 p.m. 17, 18. Cloudy. 19, 20 

 Windy. 21—23. Fine. 24—28. Cloudy. 29. Windy. 30. Cloudy. 



Sandwick Manse, Orlniey. — June 1. Bright: damp. 2. Cloudy: drizzle. 3. 

 Rain; showers. 4. Cloudy. 5. Bright: clear. 6. Bright: cloudy. 7. Cloudy: 

 clear. 8. Rain : clear. 9. Damp: drizzle. 10. Showers. 1 1 . Showers : damp. 



12. Bright: cloudy. 13. Cloudy: fine. 14. Fine. 15—17. Fine: warm. 

 18—20. Cloudy. 21. Showers : cloudy. 22. Clear : cloudy. 23. Cloudy : 

 drizzle. 24. Bright : fine. 25. Bright : clear. 26. Bright : cloudy. 27, 28. 

 Cloudy. 29. Drops : showers. 30. Cloudy : damp. 



Applegarth Manse, Dumfries-shire.— 3nne 1. Wet all day. 2. Slight showers : 

 warm. 3. Wet nearly all day. 4. Fair and cold. 5. Rain all day. 6. Fair, 

 but cloudy. 7. Rain : thunder. 8. Rain. 9. Showers. 10. Dry and windy. 

 1 1 —23. Fair and dear. 24. Fair and clear : thunder. 25—28. Fair and clear. 

 29, 30. Fair and clear : cloudy. 



