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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No. 282. 



under the name of CcelifoUum, or "Flowers of 

 Heaven." Bj the alchemists it was considered a 

 universal menstruum, probably from the extreme 

 simplicity of its construction, as it is entirely com- 

 posed of cells ; which assume the appearance of 

 crisped moniliform filaments, finally dissolved into 

 sporules. I understand from Dr. Pereira's Ma- 

 teria Medica, that a long account of its supersti- 

 tious uses is given in the Diet. Unio. cle Met. Med.., 

 torn. iv. p. 635. (1832), in art. Nostoch ; and in 

 James's Medicinal Dictionary, vol. ii., under the 

 head of Ccelifolium. But, as I cannot lay my 

 hands upon either of these rare works, I shall feel 

 extremely obliged if you, or any of your readers 

 who may have access to them, would kindly fur- 

 nish me with extracts from the articles I refer to ; 

 as I am at present engaged in the composition of 

 a work upon the " Protophytes," and should like 

 to be possessed of all the information possible 

 about them. Perhaps that curious and interesting 

 work entitled The Cradles of the Twin Giants, 

 Science and History, by Henry Christmas, may 

 contain some important information upon the 

 subject; if so, the communication of it would 

 confer an additional favour. 



I would not call attention to this curious plant, 

 were information about it interesting to myself 

 only ; but I humbly conceive that those who have 

 studied alchemy, and the other superstitious 

 sciences of the Middle Ages, would like to know 

 something about a substance which has figured so 

 largely in them. In order to add to the interest 

 which the plant already possesses, I may as well 

 mention a few other particulars regarding it. In 

 the Arctic regions it occurs in great abundance 

 upon the floating and fixed ice in Wellington 

 Channel; forming masses drifted about by the 

 winds, and affording shelter and food to myriads 

 of insects and Podurce. In Western Thibet it is 

 found floating in dense masses on the surface of 

 pools and lakes, impregnated with carbonate of 

 soda. A species of it is found in Tartary, where 

 it i§ highly esteemed by the people as an article 

 of food. They send it in small boxes to the mar- 

 ket of Canton, in China, — a specimen of which 

 may be seen in the museum of the Linnaaan So- 

 ciety, presented by Mr. Tradescant Lay ; and 

 Dr. M. Montague, in his Revue Botanique, men- 

 tions that it formed one of the principal dishes of 

 the dinner given by the Mandarin Huang, at 

 Macao, to several members of the French Em- 

 bassy. Hugh Macmillan, F.B.S.E., &e. 

 7. Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh. 



MONUMENTAI, BRASSES. 



(Vol. X., p. 361.) 

 My own interleaved copy of the Rev. C. R. 

 Manning's List of the Monumental Brasses remain- 



ing in England supplies the following additions, 

 besides containing many of those forwarded to you 

 by your correspondent Me. F. S. Growse : 



BUCKINGHAMSHIRE. 



+ Ivinghoe. Richard and Maude Blakhed (small, loose), 



1517. 

 Pitson. John Killyngworth (inscription), 1412. 

 Quainton, Johane Plessi (small demi-figure), c. ISCO. 

 Quainton. John Lewis, priest, 1422. 

 Quainton. John Spence, priest, 1485. 

 f Wendover. Wm. Bradschawe and wife and family, with 



genealogical table, 1537. 

 Winchendon, Nether. John Hamperotis, (?) Esq., c. 



1420. 



CAJIBBIDaESHIRE. 



t BassingbouiTi. A civilian (not seen in 1850 bj' a friend 



who visited the church). 

 t Bassingbourn. John Turton, gent., 1683. 

 t Brinkley. Group of children and shield, c. 1540. 



* Cambridge, St. John's College. Priest in chasible (much 



worn). 

 Cambridge, Queen's College. The marginal inscription 

 commemorates John Stokes, 1568. 

 •f Hildersham. Skeleton (now on vestrj* door). 



* Milton. John Harris and family (mural), 1G64. 



* Shelford, Little. Robert dc Freville, Esq., and wife 



(hands joined), 1393. 



* Shelford, Little. Thomas de Freville, Esq., and widoW 



(hands joined), 1405. 

 (See Cam. Archajol. Soc. publications, 1850.) 



f CORNWALL. 



St. Budock. John Killigrew, Esq., and wife, first governor 



of Pendennis Castle, 1567, 

 St. Colan. Francis Bluet, Esq., and wife, Elizabeth Co- 



lan (mural), thirteen sons and nine daughters, 1572. 

 St. Ck)lan. Francis Cosowarth, Esq., and wife, 1673. 

 Crowan. A man in armour, c. 1400. 

 Crowan. Sir Thomas St. Aubyii and lady, 1512. 

 Fowev. Civilian and wife, c. 1410. 

 Civilian (wife lost), c. 1480. 

 Illogan. James Basset, Esq., and others. 

 St. Mawgan. Elizabeth Arundel, c. 1580. 

 St. Mawgan. George Arundel, Esq., and wife, 1578. 

 St. Mawgan. A priest, c. 1480. 

 St. Mawgan. Cyssell Arundell, 1578. 

 St. Mawgan. — de Tregonon, gent, (mutilated), 16 — . 

 St. Mawgan. Several fragments. 

 Mvlor. Thomas Kyllygrave, gent., and wife, c. 1500. 

 Pe'nkyvil, St. Michael. John Trenowith, Esq., 1497. 

 Penkyvil, St. Michael. John Trembrass, priest, 1515. 

 Penkyvil, St. Michael. John Boscawen, armig. (small 



mural, with trophy on the brass of a gun, flags, 



drums, &c.), 1564. 

 Penkyvil, St. Michael. Two others to the Boscawen 



family, viz. a lady ; a man and his wife. 

 Probus. John Wolvedon and wife, 1515. 

 Truro. A civilian, c. 1680. 



DORSETSHIRE. 



* Dorchester, St. Peter's. Johanna de St. Omero rclicta 



Rob'ti More, 1436. 



ESSEX. 



Chrishall. The knight and lady are Sir John de la Pole 

 and wife. 



* Halstead. Elizabeth Watson and family (mural), 1604. 



* Harlow. Knight and lady, c. 1430. 



* Harlow. Mr. A. Sumner, 1559. 



* Harlow. Edward Bugge, Esq., and wife, 1582. 



