342 CHAKLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1860 



My S. negleda is I think the plant of Weihe, Reichenbach, and 

 Boreau. My S. umhrosa I cannot identify with Boreau's plants. 

 As far as I can see it only differs from the plant of Opitz in wanting 

 hairs on the calyx. Mr. Joseph Woods determined its identity 

 with the S. grandijiora of Tenore. I have not seen it anywhere 

 except in a wood at Maresfield, Sussex. S. umhrosa and S. neglecta 

 have acutely tubercled seeds. S. media and *S^. Boreana have bluntly 

 tubercled seeds. [Make what use you please of this]. I have got 

 Cerastium pumilum in a pot ; raised from the seeds of my last year's 

 plants. Of course you are allowed to publish what you please 

 about Lepigona. I have not looked at the plants for months, and 

 may not for months to come. I had never any desire to stop you 

 or any one else. In this case I have done nothing, and you ought 

 to do more than translate : for you should identify the plants and 

 remark upon them. — Yours truly, Charles C. Babington. 



I have at last concluded the proofs of "Cambridge Flora," and 

 so have reason to hope that it will appear soon. 



To A. G. More, Esq. 



Cambridge, Mat/ 15, 1860. 



Dear More, — I am glad that you found the information about 

 the Stellaria media of use. You are free, of course, to make what 

 use you please of the remarks about the seeds. You only confirm 



my former opinion of a want of accuracy in , by telling 



me that he called the Portmarnock and New Brighton plants by 

 the same name. I do think that the Allium is native in Aran : 

 and if brought there by the Firbolg it cannot be less than 2000 

 years ago. I suspect that it will be found in AVestern Spain : but 

 that will be no proof that it was brought from thence. I know 

 that the present natives use it. My " Cambridge Flora " is not yet 

 out — I shall send you a copy when it is. You know that I take 

 very little interest now in the "Phytologist." But certainly I did 

 not know either that Pamplin was selling his business, or that 

 Watson contemplated a new Journal. Write on for Irvine until 

 the new scheme is settled. — Yours truly, Charles C. Babington. 



To the same. 



Cambridge, Mai/ 28, 1860. 



Dear More, — I do not expect to be in London this week, and so 

 shall miss this chance of seeing you. I think that you will like the 

 " Cambridge Flora " when you have time to look into it : especially 

 I fancy that the introductory and supplementary parts will interest 

 you. Watson writes in very favourable terms of it to me. He 

 says nothing about the projected Journal ; so you may as well not 

 tell him that you have told me of it. You ask my leave to adopt 



