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tend thither ; hence, after my own private and de- 

 solate enjoyment, every excursion — each solitary 

 climbing of the mountains — the source of new 

 vigour, when sitting to recover my breath at the 

 foot of some black fir in dismal woods, where the 

 woodpecker is the only being who salutes me. Had 

 I never known you, I should have wanted the energy 

 which has brought my garden to what it already is, 

 and what more I hope it will be. - To divert my 

 thoughts I have taken a turn in that part of my 

 garden which I arrogantly name the Alps. Iberis 

 rotundifol.F.; Viola biJloraY.; Laserpitium simplex 

 coming to F.; Ranunculus Thora in bud; Ranun- 

 culus rutafolius and parnassifol. with leaves in true 

 Alpine vigour, not garden luxuriance; Turritis cce- 

 rulea — all coining to flower ; Hieracium alpinum, 

 H.L.; Hierac. montanmn, formerly Hypochceris pon- 

 tana; Phaca alpina,frigida and australis, in tolera- 

 ble condition ; Phellandrium Mutellina coming out 

 of the ground. What say you to this ? Is it not 

 worthy of you? Yet nothing pleases me so much as 

 Thlaspi alpestre, (which is marked J. E. S. Mat- 

 lock,) and Astragalus leucophcEus, Smith, — both in 

 flower, and both from you. 



My little girl has two teeth. — May Heaven pre- 

 serve and give you every blessing! 



E. Davall. 



