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sents an old Mrs. Warburton, well known in the 

 society of York 30 or 40 years ago. Her daughter 

 was married to Mr. Burgh, who had formerly been 

 distinguished in the Irish parliament. All the three 

 parties died some time since at York. I should wish 

 to have the portrait again at your leisure ; for it is 

 considered as strong a likeness as Lawrence's art 

 could have produced. 



I have just written into Scotland for a specimen 



of Menziesia cczrulea *, and shall attempt the poly- 



folia, through my sister Lady Roche, who resides in 



Dublin. My daughter harrowed up these desiderata 



in my herbarium. 



I am, dear Sir, 



Yours most faithfully, 



T.F. 



Viro perillustri atque generosissimo «/. JEdw. S7iiith, 

 Pr&sidi Societ. Linnean. reliq. 



S. D. P. 



G. W. F. Panzer. 



Ex quo literas tuas, calend. Januar. anni 1818, 

 humanissime ad me datas accepi, quibus me tibi 



* " We have more than visual satisfaction in announcing this as 

 a British plant, on account of its rarity and beauty, and of the 

 opportunity it affords of adding to our Flora a new genus, dedi- 

 cated, long ago, by the writer of this, to one of the worthiest men 

 that the native country of the plant ever produced. The original 

 Menziesia was gathered by Mr. Archibald Menzies on the west 

 coast of North America. The present species was discovered at 

 Aviemore in Strathspey, and in the western isles of Shiant." — 

 Engl. Bot. fig. 2469. 



