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Hedyotis gracilis — new to me. It seems a pretty 

 plant, and I hope this name, which you have now 

 chosen, will suit it well. 



Clematis smilacifolia — a very curious new species, 

 so I must not complain of the badness of the spe- 

 cimen. 



Mespilus from the mountains near Katmandu — 

 seems to me very distinct from japonica (which has 

 now borne a very hard winter in my garden without 

 any shelter). Yours has elliptical, nearly entire leaves, 

 not decurrent at the base as in M. japonica, nor 

 sharply serrated as in that*. M. elliptica would be 

 a good name. — I find a few teeth here and there 

 near the points of some leaves. 



Buddlea paniculata, a fine species, new to me, 

 though probably among Dr Hamilton's plants, 

 which I have not yet all arranged. 



Cornus aggregata. I must rely on you for the 

 genus, as the specimens are not in a state to deter- 

 mine it. — C. oblongifolia is new to me. Both these 

 indeed may be among Hamilton's plants. 



Cupressus from Almora. May not this be C.pen- 

 dula of Thunberg and Willdenow, though perhaps 

 not Ft Moro of Kaempfer, which seems by his short 

 account to be a Juniperus ? 



Ligustrum napalense. I think this only a downy 

 variety of L. japonicum. Thunberg's original spe- 

 cimen, though in fruit, retains some pubescence 

 (exactly like yours) on the flower-stalks. I find no 

 difference at all in other respects. 



Andromeda ovalifolia. This seems what Dr. Ha- 



* I see you remark these particulars. 



