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Hudson was growing on the stones, and makes a 
beautiful appearance in the small puddles left by 
the recess of the tide, representing a miniature 
cypress-tree, of about two or three inches high, 
growing in the water. It is improperly described 
as pinnated, as the penne grow all on the stem like 
a tree ; cypressiformis would be a much more pro- 
per name for it. The Ulva fistulosa of Hudson, the 
Fucus verrucosus of Gmelin (which seems to be the 
albidus of Hudson), andsome other common ones 
were growing. Do you know any authors who 
have written much on these subjects, besides those 
I mentioned? I hope if you do not procure Leers 
before you return, that you will contrive a corre- 
spondence with the Paris bookseller, that you may 
receive it when he can procure it. I shall be ob- 
liged to you for the 4th Fasciculus of Retz. ‘The 
most useful matter I found in him was the clearing 
up Astragalus arenarius ; though I am by no means 
clear that our plant is his danicus, as Withering 
gives it; it certainly is not arenarius, Linn. My 
commissions give you a great deal of trouble, but 
I know your friendship will excuse it. 
Believe me most sincerely yours, 
T. WoopwarRD. 
J. EK. Smith to Dr. Younge. 
Dear Doctor, Paris, October 13, 1787. 
I left Turin August 12th, with Mr. de Sousa, the 
Portuguese minister, Dr. Bellardi, &c. for Mont 
