1876] BOTANICAL CORRESPONDENCE. 377 



To the Rev. W. H. Purchas. 



5, Brookside, Cambridge, Nov. 30, 1876. 



Dear Purchas, — It is indeed a considerable time since we had 

 any communication. The loss of our dear friend at Ellastone* is 

 indeed very great, and has caused much sorrow to my dear wife 

 and myself. She had known him intimately from her childhood. 

 I am sorry to say that she is not in good health. She fell down 

 stairs more than two years since, and has not been well since. She 

 cannot walk more than a very few yards, and has had to give up 

 much of the good work which she was doing in this University and 

 town. Still, we believe that it will please our Almighty Father to 

 restore her to health in time. On her account we have spent the 

 last two summers at Cromer, on the coast of Norfolk. I have 

 neither seen or heard anything of the Lingwoods for, I am sorry to 

 say, a very long time. The last I heard of them was that he had 

 let his house, and was living at Cheltenham. I have lately obtained, 

 by purchase through the trade, a considerable number of specimens 

 of RuU and Roses sold by Bloxam. I have not yet looked them 

 over, more than to shew me that there are some specimens likely to 

 be of interest to me. I am curious to see your new Rose and 

 Bramble. I hope that Baker will publish an account of the one, 

 and Bloxam of the other. Manuscript unpublished names are 

 likely to cause much trouble. I do not think that I have seen 

 your Derbyshire Rosa involuta. I cannot find any county history of 

 Huntingdonshire, and believe that there is not one. With our 

 united kind regards to Mrs. Purchas and yourself, I am ever, 

 most truly yours, Charles C. Babington. 



To Alfred Fryer, Esq., Chatteris, Camhs. 



Cambridge, Dec. 1, 1876. 



Dear Sir, — I am indeed very much obliged to you for the full 

 list of plants in District vii. I am glad to find that Seclum album 

 still remains at Chatteris. It is curious how the Verhascum 

 Blattaria came to your county. It is very wise of you to take so 

 much care not to mark any plants of which you have any doubt. 

 It is really a most interesting list, and I hope that you will be able 

 to find time to continue it. There must be many grasses and 

 Carices to be added. Should you be in Cambridge, I shall be right 

 glad to make your personal acquaintance. — Yours very truly, 

 Charles C. Baeington. 



To the Rev. W. H. Purchas. 



Cambridge, Dec. 13, 1876. 



Dear Purchas, — I am very much obliged to you. I shall soon 

 examine the Rose and Bramble very carefully. I wish Bloxam 

 * Sir Christopher R. Lighten, Bart. 



