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and I north-west,' yet I still retain the favourable 

 impression that your agreeable manners in general, 

 and particular civility to me, made upon me long 

 since, and beg still to be considered as your friend. 

 I am persuaded that we shall never quarrel, how- 

 ever we may differ in opinion. I consider you as 

 the Establishment, and only desire toleration so long 

 as I am a quiet subject. 



Respecting plantar acifolice and ordo acifoliarum, 

 I cannot help you. Drifted might well express 

 secundus, but I dare not hazard it, any more than 

 you. I thank you for your hint on propago, which 

 I had not attended to. I have long thought general 

 umbel better than universal. I arn happy you ap- 

 prove my distinction between labiate and personate. 

 Your sanction was wanting to satisfy me entirely. 

 Downy best expresses tomenlosus : I only hesi- 

 tated on account of pappus being down ; but I 

 adopt seed-down for that, which I have taken from 

 you. I have no objection to anthera, if you will 

 use antheras, and not anthera, in the plural. I use 

 corolla and corollas. So nectarium sounds better to 

 me than nectary; but then it should be nectarhims, 

 and not nectaria, in the plural. My only difficulty 

 about the final a is, that ignoramuses will use sta- 

 mina in the singular, and stipula in the plural. But 

 why do I torment you with these trifles ? I hasten 

 to the best part of my letter, — my sincere good 

 wishes for your health and comfort ; for I am, dear 

 Sir, with much regard, 



Yours most faithfully, 



Thomas Martyn. 



