406 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1886 



To F. Buchanan White, Esq., M.D., Annat Lodge, Perth, N.B. 



5, Brookside, CAMBaiDOE, Dec. 7, 1885. 



Dear Dr. White, — I hope that you have not thought I was never 

 going to send the localities in Perthshire. It has taken more time 

 than might have been expected. I have extracted the loadity of 

 every Perthshire specimen in my herbarium. Most of them are 

 probably already well-known to you, but some may be earlier than 

 the authorities you possess. I also return Webb's list, and am sur- 

 prised to find that I found so many of the low country plants seen 

 by him. I think that my list is pretty well for the season, and 

 limited space round Killin. I hope that what I have done will be 

 of use to you, and am, very truly yours, Charles C. Babington. 



To T. E. Archer Briggs, Esq. 



Cambridge, Dec. 17, 1885. 



My dear Sir, — I hope that you will work out the character of 

 the three Eubi — ramosus one and two, and imbricatus, and publish 

 them. You know them well, and can satisfactorily do so. I do 

 continue to consider incurvatus as distinct. It is very abundant in 

 the Llanberis Valley, and doubtless Mr. Grifl&th has sent the true 

 plant. What Boswell may know by the name I have no means of 

 knowing. I have not yet identified my inairvatus with any in 

 Genevier, but probably shall do so. I have placed it by the umbri- 

 catus (Miill.). I have been much occupied of late with Rubi, having 

 had several large bundles to examine for different people, and am 

 expecting a large one immediately from Perthshire. Dr. White is 

 getting on with his flora of that county. Newbould tells me that 

 Baker finds he can well identify our plants with those of Genevier ; 

 not so with Focke. I do not wonder. It seems the probable result. 

 But what of the Perthshire plants 1 They ought to be more like 

 those of the north of Europe. — Believe me to be, very truly yours, 

 Charles C. Babington. 



Is Egg Buckland, Devon, the proper address now ? leaving out 

 the wonderful long word given before. 



To J. E. Griffith, Esq. 



Cambridge, Dec. 18, 1885. 



Dear Sir, — Many thanks for your valuable letter. I hope that 

 next year you will be able to obtain it (Fotamogeton lanceolatus) 

 in a far advanced state. In some respects it is very like my 

 longifolnis from Lough Corrib, of which the fruit has never been 

 found, and which grows in some deep part of that extensive lake. 

 It was found floating, and only two specimens were obtained, of 

 which mine (figured in E. B. S., 2847) is one. Can they be the 

 same ? I suspect it. — Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington. 



