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lately observed near Worcester, is one of the most 
common things here, and I dare say has been over- 
looked for H. perforatum,—pray see to it. The 
leaves are not punctated, except a line of purple 
dots on the margin. 
I have been this morning a walk of five miles in 
the grounds, among rocks, cascades, woods, every 
thing that is romantic, and quite natural. This 
family are the guardian angels of the country. Mr. 
Johnes has lately imported a ship-load of wheat 
from Bristol, to sell at cent per cent loss. 
The harvest here is fine, and so it seemed all the 
way I came. The hop-grounds of Shropshire are 
beautiful. 
I send you a bit of Hypericum dubium, and also 
a Gnaphalium, which I took at first for the true 
sylvaticum, but it must surely be only rectum of 
Engl. Bot.; pray give me your opinion. My fair 
pupil has promised mea tune, and I must go down. 
August 31, 
We are to go tomorrow to the Devil’s Bridge, 
where I hope to find some Mosses at least. I 
must leave this charming spot in seven or eight 
days, and mean to go to Llandillo, where a friend 
of mine, Dr. Parr, lives, and thence to Bath to see 
my aunt Kindersley and her grandchildren. 
There is no limestone, chalk, or gravel here, and 
consequently the Flora is poor. Soiidago virgau- 
rea, Serratula tinctoria, Hypericum dubium are pro- 
digiously abundant; but scarcely any thing else 
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