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Sept. 14. To Jardine Hall, where I continued until Sept. 30th, 

 collecting mostly Brambles, which appear to be very plentiful there. 

 I intended to have left Scotland sooner, but could not get a place 

 until that morning at 5 o'clock, and reached Lancaster at 4.30 p.m., 

 leaving by rail at 5.30 p.m. ; arrived in London at 5 a.m. on the 

 next day. 



Oct. 1. Eeached Cambridge this evening. 



1843. Feb. Nothing of interest having occurred to enter 

 during this winter, in which I did not leave Cambridge, I now 

 commence again. Fully occupied with my "Manual." 



Feb. 11. John Ball came to Cambridge. 



Feb. 13. Dined at Trinity to meet him at Sedgwick's. 



Feb. 15. Dined with Cartmell of Christ's to meet Ball. He is 

 Avorking at my Hieracia. 



March 7. Went to London, and dined with the Linnean Club. 



March 8. Arranged with R Taylor to commence the printing 

 of my " Manual of British Botany." 



March 15. Ray Meeting at my rooms. 



May 1. Finished the manuscript of my " Manual," which has 

 kept me most fully employed all the winter. 



May 15. Corrected the last proof of my "Manual." 



May 24. Went to London to the Anniversary of the Linnean 

 Society, and dined with the members. My "Manual" published. 

 Elected Treasurer of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, in the 

 room of the Rev. J. J. Smith. 



May 27. Went to Ely to dine with the Dean, as President, and 

 the Council of the Philosophical Society ; remained at the Deanery 

 till Monday, and then returned home. 



June 14. The first fine day that there has been for many weeks. 



June 17. Left Cambridge for the summer. Went to Mr. 

 Forster's at Woodford, and remained there till Tuesday, June 20th. 



June 21. Went to Thames Ditton, at Mr. H. C. Watson's ; and 

 the next day Mr. Borrer joined us at the Esher Station, and we 

 went to Woking, between which place and Guildford Ave gathered 

 at White Moor Pond, the Eriophorum gracile (true), Alopecurus 

 fuhus, and several other plants. Then returned to Weybridge, 

 and unsuccessfully looked for Linaria simplex. Saw by the river 

 at Weybridge Impatiens fulva. Returned to London. 



June 23. Dined at Mr. Forster's to meet the Bishop of Norwich 

 (Dr. Stanley), President of the Linnean Society, etc. 



June 24. To Shrewsbury to visit W. A. Leighton. 



