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There is a pretty little plant in our stoves, the 

 Eranthemum pulchellum ; the flowers fine blue in a 

 spike ; beautiful bractea: they say the London gar- 

 deners stole it from Kew. 



Your affectionate 



A. Caldwell. 



From the same. 



Harrowgate, Oct. 5, 1802. 



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I have been now at Harrowgate since the latter 

 part of August. The weather at first was rainy, but 

 for three weeks past wonderfully fine. These water- 

 places do not suit my disposition ; I really feel a 

 great dislike to them. The idle, sauntering way of 

 wasting time is tiresome to the last degree ; nor have 

 I had the good fortune to meet with one companion 

 from whom I could derive a new idea. I believe, 

 however, the drinking and bathing has been of be- 

 nefit ; and if the purpose is answered for which I 

 came here, I shall have no right to complain. 



A little excursion I undertook some days since 

 has been the most pleasing occurrence that has hap- 

 pened to me here. I was two days at Wentworth 

 House ; it is a most magnificent place, both as to 

 house and park and plantations. I next saw Went- 

 worth Castle, now inhabited by Mr. Conolly and 

 Lady Louisa*: it is nearly as fine as the other, and 



* Sister of the Dowager Duchess of Leinster, and aunt of Lord 

 Edward Fitzgerald. For the character of these excellent women, 

 and of Lady Sarah Napier, another sister, see Moore's Life and 

 Death of that unfortunate young nobleman. 



