440 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1894 



Herbarium specimen. I think its stipules are not winged, as are 

 those of my specimen of longifolius. Do not send the specimen 

 back with the statement that I gathered it — for I did not : Ball 

 brought it to me in a fresh state. Could you not come and see my 

 specimen and convince yourself about it ? Pray excuse my having 

 to write in this way* — I have no help for it. — Yours very truly, 

 Charles C. Babington. 



To W. H. Beeby, Esq. 



5, Bkookside, Cambridge, Mar. 29, 1894. 



Dear Mr. Beeby, — I am sorry to say that my use of the pen is far 

 from good now. Illness has kept me from the Herbarium for more 

 than two years, and so I hope that you will excuse the note in pencil, 

 as the work of one only slowly recovering from illness. I am not able 

 to write proper labels for your plants, but have made notes upon the 

 back or front of the tickets. I much suspect that we probably do- 

 not well in attempting to separate these forms of Centaure-a nigra, and 

 that they are differences caused by situation, climate, and season. But 

 certainly you may distinguish them when growing, by sight, if not 

 by written characters. 1 wish I could do more for you, but I have 

 always been puzzled myself. Newbould had a strong opinion of 

 their distinctness. I am very glad to retain the questions. They 

 interest me much. I hope that you will be able to read this, but I 

 can do no better. — Yours very truly, Charles C. Babington. 



To I. H, BuRKiLL, Esq. 



C0THER8TONE, Teesdalk, July 23, 1894. 



Dear Burkill, — Yoxx had better look into the interleaved volumes 

 of the "Manual," for there you may (?) find a plan of the ground where 

 Aster salignus grew. I say grew, for I am far from sure that it is 

 there now. It has never been again gathered there, and it has been 

 looked for unsuccessfully by me and others. I fear that it may have 

 been careftdly removed by the farmer as a troublesome weed. If 

 5'^ou do not find a plan in the place mentioned, I cannot help you. 

 I brought a root away which is now growing in the south west 

 corner of our kitchen garden, and may now be in flower, but I think 

 hardly yet. You can see to this. I do not consider it a native, but 

 how it got into Wicken Fen I know not. We like this place much, 

 and had a very pleasant journey here, and are in very comfortable 

 quarters, and hope to benefit by the change of air and climate. 

 Mrs. Babington joins with me in very kind regards, and I am truly 

 yours, Charles C. Babington. 



Look also in the interleaved "Flora," and the quarto notes, 

 concerning it. 



* 111 pencil. 



