640 BOTANICAL INFORMATION, 
(In justice to Dr. Aldridge I must observe, in reference to 
the time of appearance of the Memoirs on the “ Use of the 
Pollen in Natural Classification,” that the first of the two papers 
alluded to by Mr. Hassall, was placed in my hands by Dr. Al- 
dridge on the 18th of May, 1841,and printed July 1, 1841 ; the 
second was sent to me on the 16th of February, 1842, and 
not printed till November 1, 1842.—E».) 
Boissign.—Spanish Botany and Voyage from Marseilles to 
Valencia. 
(Continued from page 411.) 
Glad I was when I succeeded in hearing of a Felucca, 
called in the language of that country L/aud, which was 
bound for Cadiz, with a cargo of pipe-clay. I embarked in 
the evening at Gráo, but took the opportunity of walking about 
that place first, and found it a village consisting of a few 
dirty streets, inhabited by sailors, with some poor country 
cottages on the outskirts, which, though vacant when I was 
there, are crowded in summer with people from Valencia, who 
throng to the sea-coast for the purpose of bathing. There is 
hardly a family which does not resort to the Cabanal, as this 
place is called, for a few days, and spend that time in amuse- 
ment and dissipation. The harbour is only a shallow road- 
stead, open to every wind, except where a small jetty protects 
it to the north. Many plans have been devised for deepening 
and defending the harbour, which is highly needful, from its 
proximity to the great city of Valencia; but the heavy ex- 
pense has always prevented their being carried into execution. 
On taking possession of my quarters on board the felucca, I 
found there were two persons to share them with me; there 
was only a poor little cabin towards the stern for us, where 
we settled as we best could, and tried to make ourselves com- 
fortable with coverlids and folded sails; the ship's company; 
consisting of a master and seven seamen, occupied the fore- 
castle. Though far from commodiously lodged, we submitted 
willingly to the inconvenience, hoping to get off with five or 
