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a Mr. Kenyon, who referred it to Pyrola elliptica — which it is not 

 — although I also had independently suspected it to be like that 

 ^ame plant. It is also much like P. chlorantha, but has not, as you 

 well observe, the long tubular pores. P. rotundifolia has short ones, in 

 which point Hooker is in error in the " Fl. Bor.-americ." Our plant 

 seems to differ chiefly from P. rotundifolia by its shorter and broader 

 sepals and numerous bracts. I agree with you in thinking it very 

 like P. asarifolia, which Hooker places under P. rotundifolia in the 

 " Fl. Bor.-americ." I have not access to specimens of it : have you ? 

 P. asarifolia has reniform leaves, which cannot be said of our plant, 

 in which they are rather to be called elliptical. On the whole then 

 I am inclined to consider our plant as a form of P. roticndifolia ; for 

 the only character which could be taken to distinguish it is the 

 ■calyx, and a slight irregularity which usually exists in the flowers. 

 That from the bracts. Brand's specimen proves of no value. Shall I 

 send back the specimens 1 — I suppose so. I keep them now in case 

 of the necessity of reference again. I think that we shall have an 

 attack upon Forbes from the enemy soon. H. C Watson writes to 

 me in such a way as to make it almost certain. I fear that Forbes 

 has taken my E. S.I.* as his guide. Those must in many cases be 

 incorrect, and at all events only pretend to be an approximation to 

 the truth. Are the new laws of the Botanical Society printed (they 

 ought to be, together with the former statement of the objects of 

 the Society and its revival) ? If they are, send me a few in the 

 parcel. — Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington. 



To William Borrer, Esq. 



St. John's College, Cambridge, Oct. 31, 1846. 



My dear Sir, — I have received a letter from Kippist in answer 

 to one asking him what I am to name the Euphorbia from Tintern 

 and the E. strida of cultivated land, in which he gives me no opinion 

 on the subject. I therefore now write for your opinion upon the 

 point, and hope that you will favour me with it at your early con- 

 venience, as I am preparing a second edition of the "Manual" for 

 the press. Please also to give me any other hints that may occur 

 to you, in order that I may have the opportunity of making use of 

 them. I have recently received a beautiful specimen of Achillea 

 ■tanacetifolia found in a true native station near Sheflield. It is a 

 very fine addition to our flora. I had a very pleasant voyage to 

 Iceland, and, although my time was sadly short, from causes over 

 which I had no control, I obtained a pretty good collection of 

 flowering plants. I got as far inland as the Geysers, and was 

 much interested by the peculiarly wild and singular character of 

 the country. Most of the species are British, such chiefly as 

 inhabit our lofty mountains, or the northern parts of Scotland, 

 but there were some nice Arctic species mixed with them. The 



* England, Scotland, Ireland. 



