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kept to it. I am not inclined to "restore" the H. to Elodes and 

 Eleocharis. The names in their Latinised form were published in 

 that form, and I like it better. It is amusing to see Frenchmen 

 (who usually make such a mess of classical names) affecting purism 

 in these cases. — Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington. 



To the Kev. T. A. Preston. 



Cambridge, Jan. 25, 1861. 



My dear Sir, — I am sorry to find that through an accident I 

 have neglected to answer your note dated January 1. I have to 

 hope that you will forgive this unintentional neglect. I think that 

 you could not do better than take as the plan of your proposed 

 "Flora of Marlborough," my little "Flora of Bath." I do not 

 know that there is anything to suggest in the plan. I should 

 however advise you to define the boundaries of your district rather 

 more clearly than I did for Bath. Ordnance maps afford the 

 means of doing this — they did not exist in my time at Bath. An 

 outline map would be a good addition. You might save expense 

 by reducing the type, and running the second line into the first 

 with a break ( — ) between them, thus, " Quercus robur. Common 

 oak. — Savernake Forest, abundant." You should pay particular 

 attention to the real nativity of the plants in your district, where 

 many natives of other counties may be adventitious. In my recent 

 "Flora of Cambridgeshire" (a much more elaborate production 

 than you want) I mark the plants as (1) Certainly introdwed, but 

 naturalized ; i.e., continuing themselves as if natives by seeds ; 

 (2) Probably introduced, being such plants as Chelidonium majus, 

 which is never found except near houses ; (3) Possibly introduced ; 

 such as the Bed Poppies, and Fumaria officinalis. I have also to 

 bracket [ ] a few plants, as probable mistakes or accidents. But 

 my county has been under examination for 200 years, and so there 

 is much room for such matters to creep in. Give also a short 

 notice of the geological and physical character of the district, as 

 an introduction. You know that there is part of a list of Wilt- 

 shire plants in the " Wiltshire Magazine." Look it over, and see if 

 anything concerns you : also the " Old " and " New Botanists' 

 Guides." I should recommend printing so as to come out at the 

 beginning of the botanical season of some year. If I can give 

 any help pray ask me to do so. — Yours truly, Charles C. 

 Babington. 



To Professor J. H. Balfour, M.D. 



Cambridge, May 4, 1861. 

 Dear Balfour, — My friend Mr. A. G. More, of Bembridge, in 

 the Isle of Wight, a well-known naturalist, desires an introduction 

 t-o you by letter in order that he may ask if you have the power 



