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before I came into the North, neither can I disco- 
ver any fruit) I should suppose it to be Prunus Pa- 
dus; Rubus corylifolius, if I discriminate the plant 
rightly, is by no means uncommon. Many of our 
hills and wastes seem to be in the same wild state 
in which they were left in Noah’s time: I have tra- 
versed several of them without finding any thing at 
all uncommon. Lrica vulgaris, Juncus SQUQTTOSUS, 
Tormentilla reptans, Lichen rangiferinus, and such 
things, cover the whole. 
I am glad to hear Dryander.is so profitably em- 
ployed, and particularly yourself, who I know are 
never idle. Ihave nothing ready to offer upon your 
Introduction ; indeed you are too deep for me to 
presume to inform. 
I was quite surprised the other day to find in the 
grass by the road side one single and large specimen 
of Gentiana Amarella; I could not by any research 
discover a second. 
I long to see the fourth volume of Flora Britan- 
nica ; and in that, nothing whatever will more move 
my curiosity than what you will give us upon Con- 
Jferve. Do figure them away in English Botany, 
that I may have some chance of knowing a little of 
them before I die. 
Rose Castle is very prettily situated, and the air 
seems remarkably salubrious and vivifying. The 
wind being north, we have already cold weather: the 
thermometer in the house, half way between Tempe- 
rate and Freezing point. 
As yet we are not got into the way of supplying 
ourselves with necessaries readily, being six miles 
