178 Wight's botanical lettkrs. 



specimens among what I have sent you. I have a new 

 species {to us) o( Aiirantiacecsy the genus not yet made out; 

 the fruit is still a desideratum ; also a splendid Phoberos, 

 which I have not yet ascertained whether or not it be new, 

 by a comparison of specimens ; it forms a large tree. I have 

 procured more Scitaminem^ than I had done in all my life 

 before, but certainly not all, nor nearly all that grow in these 

 hills; it is a tribe with which I am little acquainted. AroidecB 

 are abundant, and most of them are new to me. Of Grami- 

 iieeB I have found a few good species, and of Cyperacea, 

 several new, among which are some very distinct Carices. 1 

 have collected a good many Ferns of different kinds, a few 

 Mosses and other Cryptvgamia, among which is a curious 

 phallus. 



Nov. 15. — Before the time arrived for the despatch of this 

 letter, I was informed that a ship was hourly expected at 

 Tuticoreen, and that the merchant who had engaged her 

 would be happy to send home any thing I might wish, but 

 that I must only calculate on ten days to get my packet 

 ready. Fortunately for you, more than twice ten have elapsed; 

 for I at once determined to send you if I could possibly 

 accomplish it, a complete set of my Courtallum plants, al- 

 though at the time there were some hundreds not arranged. I 

 set to work without delay, but before I got the arrangement 

 completed, I was laid up from the fatigues of standing so long 

 as six or eight hours daily. I have consequently not been able 

 to complete my packet which might have extended to nearly 

 1500 species ; by to-morrow, however, I shall have put up 

 between seven and eight hundred, and probably as many 

 thousand specimens. These will fill a large box; under the 

 circumstances mentioned you cannot expect either names or 

 remarks; the specimens are simply numbered, not that I did 

 not know many or even most of them, but because I telt that 

 more time would be required than I could afford to gi^'*^' 

 and because I knew that to you it was not necessary, 'iou 

 will occasionally find the same plant mentioned twice, on 

 account of slight variations of form ; and lest on examination, 



