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nate enough to discover a new species of Gym- 
nostomum. I send you the only specimen I can 
spare. I shall be impatient till I hear from you.” 
On the 7th of February, 1821, Mr. Greville 
“‘requests Hobson’s assistance in procuring spe- 
cimens of mosses,” a list of which he sends him, 
and expresses himself sorry that “he cannot in 
return send Hobson all the specimens he wants 
for his second volume.” 
In September, 1821, Hobson complained to 
Dr. Hooker that he had been so confined by his 
business that he had not had much leisure to 
devote to his favourite study, yet, what time he 
had to spare he employed in laying down speci- 
mens for his second volume, but was certain he 
could not complete it without adding some of the 
Lichens, unless something could be done to get 
him the rarer species he wanted” and in the 
same letter he informs the Doctor that ‘the 
bearer of it, Mr. Eveleigh, of Manchester, (in 
whose employ Hobson then was) had a good col- 
lection of specimens of minerals as well as plants, 
and would convey any duplicates of rare mosses 
or Jungermannie, which the Doctor or his friends 
could furnish for his second volume, which he 
was anxious to complete as early as possible.’ 
