MR. EDWARD HOBSON. 309 
In a letter dated the 24th of March, 1816, Mr. 
(now Sir William) Hooker, also acknowledges 
the receipt of some scarce mosses from Hobson, 
and informs him that “‘he is engaged in publishing 
a continuation of the Flora Londinensis, with fine 
figures of every known species, and will be glad 
to receive specimens and any information respect- 
ing them which Hobson can give him.” 
A letter from Dr. Taylor, dated the 11th of 
April, 1816, is highly encouraging to Hobson, 
“T was much pleased” the Doctor says ‘with 
the mosses you were kind enough to send me, 
and if you will let me have another list of your 
wants, I will endeavour to supply it.” 
On the 3rd of February 1818, Mr. Lyell thus 
commences a letter to Hobson, “Dear Sir, our 
kind friend Mr. Hooker, has begged that I will 
be the channel of conveying to you his admira- 
tion of your enthusiasm and acuteness in the study 
of the British Mosses, and his obligations to you 
for your remarks, and every service in your 
power, by presenting you with his copy of the 
Muscologia, (which happened to be in my hands.) 
I forward it to you with great pleasure, and have 
endeavoured to render the present more accept- 
