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N. Ecrivez-moi aussi sous deux envellopes, la 

 premiere Aug. Broussonet, la seconde Don Antonio 

 Cavanilles, Hotel del' Infantado en Madrid. 



Ecrivez-moi ; ce sera une grande consolation. 

 Adieu ! 



From J. T. Koster, Esq. . 



Sir, Lisbon, Oct. 23, 1794. 



By desire of Dr. Withering, to whose good ad- 

 vice on the score of health during the two winters 

 he resided among us here I am much indebted, I 

 send you a specimen of the Creeping Fig with its 

 fruit. Mr. Masson, with whom I had the pleasure 

 of being acquainted here some years ago, I think 

 called it Ficus pumila; but my worthy friend the 

 Abbe Correa calls it Ficus repens : it grows abun- 

 dantly and luxuriantly in the green-house at the 

 Royal Botanic Garden near this city, covering the 

 trellis on the inside the glass to the very top. 



I had the pleasure of seeing the Abbe yesterday 

 afternoon, who called upon me, and brought with 

 him the unfortunate M. Broussonet : this gentle- 

 man came in a merchant-ship from Cadiz, under 

 convoy of the America and two frigates on their 

 way to England ; but having heard of many French 

 cruizers being out, who have taken another of our 

 packets, he is afraid of proceeding. I have done 

 everything in my power, at the Abbe's earnest re- 

 quest, to get a passage for him in the King's ship ; 

 but Captain Rodney's orders are so strict against 

 carrying French passengers, that he could not con- 



