442 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1841—44 



M. rohinclifolia j3 velutina is from *' Arran, Kev. T. B. Bell." Edin. 

 Bot. Soc, specimen, named I think hirsuta; it is the M. velutina 

 (Lej.), published in Reichenbach's "Fl. exsiccata" No. 1235. M. 

 crista I cannot refer satisfactorily to either of the species, but do 

 not consider it as more than a monstrous form of some one of them. 

 I do not think any other varieties are worth introducing into the 

 list. Look in your Edinburgh Herbaria for an Alchemilla alpina 

 with the leaves only divided half way down, and the whole plant 

 larger than the true alpina. I have seen a specimen from the late 

 G. Don (from the Clova mountains I think) and it remains constant 

 in cultivation in Mr. Borrer's garden. Don called it argentea, but 

 that name has long since been used by Lamarck, and so I call it 

 conjuncta. Have you got Pinguicula Longicmms (Gay) in the list ? 

 I am much obliged by your promptitude in looking out the plants 

 for me from Vogel's collection. With kind remembrances to all the 

 long list of my Edinburgh friends. — Believe me, yours most truly, 

 Charles C. Babington. 



KiLLARNEY, Jult/ 21, 1841. 



Dear Balfour, — Your letter reached me this evening on my 

 return from Brandon Mountain and its neighbourhood. I am very 

 sorry that you start so early, as I shall find it difficult to join you 

 by that time, and certainly cannot do so without neglecting some 

 of the things that I wished to have done in this county ... I think 

 that the most part of the time ought to be employed in Harris and 

 Lewis, as Skye is of easy access . . . Certainly nothing but the Outer 

 Hebrides would tempt me to leave Ireland at present, and I shall 

 be greatly disappointed if anything should cause the plan to be 



changed — Believe me, yours most truly, Charles C. 



Babington. 



Edinburgh, Sept. 3, 1844. 



Dear Balfour, — As I am now settled here for some time, I write 

 to tell you of my locality, and shall be glad to receive a few lines 

 from you .... I have set to work at the arrangement of the 

 European plants, and hope to get through them before it is time to 

 leave Edinburgh, as I am to have the second set of specimens, the 

 Society of course taking the first. This will be fine pickings for 

 me. You should come and do the same with the extra-European 

 plants, about which I have little care .... Let me know if you can 

 arrange a day or two to be spent in Teesdale ; do not, however, 

 expect to get much there, as all the plants will be over by the time 

 at which we can go to look for them. ... I do not think that there 

 is anything more to tell you, but will write again should anything 

 occur to me, and have only now to express to you in conclusion, 

 and although last not least, my cordial thanks for your kind 

 hospitality to me at Glasgow, and to assure you that I am, ever 

 sincerely yours, Charles C. Babington. 



