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bifid ; the anthers are therefore fifteen. I found 

 another in Malabar, where it is called iron-wood : 

 it has ten simple filaments and ten anthers. 



The Eugenias are worse than the Willows or 

 Roses of Europe, especially those that resemble the 

 Myrtus Cwmni, which Roxburgh makes an Euge- 

 nia. I am sick at the sight of one of them. I am 

 still sicker of the Co??yzas, of which in this very 

 camp I have been obliged to describe eight, all as 

 difficult to define as any Eugenia in the world. 



It is fortunate that Sibthorp's materials fell into 

 your hands. I promise myself great pleasure in look- 

 ing over my old friends the Lichens and Mosses, 

 with the assistance of your Flora Britannic a. They 

 are the only resource for a botanist in the bleak 

 hills among which I intend to pass my old days. 



Yours very truly, 



Francis Buchanan. 



I have left a number of drawings and descriptions 

 of fishes with my good friend Mr. Fleming, Presi- 

 dent of our Medical Board, a very great encourager 

 and promoter of natural history. You will find him 

 a frank, pleasant, and learned man, with a greater 

 knowledge of man and manners than usual. 



From the Rev. Thomas Talbot. 



My dear Sir, Paris, 23 Pluviose, l'an 10 (1S02). 



Soon after my arrival, I delivered your letters to 

 Mr. Thouin and Mr. Millin ; the former is ex- 



