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logist,' whether he labelled the specimens found by him in 1838, with 

 date, locality, &c., at the time of finding them ; and if not, by what 

 means he traces the specimens sent to London to the date and loca- 

 lity mentioned ? If Mr. Redhead succeeds in demonstrating to the 

 readers of ' The Phytologist,' that in 1838 he had arrived at years of 

 discretion and judgment ; that he possessed a tolerable acquaintance 

 with British plants ; that he was then in the habit of collecting and 

 labelling plants ; that he recognized this fern as a rarity, or exhibited 

 it to any botanist who told him its name and value ; then I shall be 

 inclined to enter into the subject more at length. But if it turns out 

 as I suspect, that Mr. Redhead was a mere child, neither possessing 

 nor pretending to possess the slightest knowledge of Botany, neither 

 labelling nor even collecting plants; — why then 1 think the question 

 may be considered as decided. In reply to Mr. Thompson's com- 

 munication (Phytol. 1081), it may be well to state that Mr. Shepherd's 

 supposed discovery was thoroughly sifted prior to the publication of 

 my British Ferns, and this, not only by myself, but by a botanist 

 whose judgment is received with universal respect ; and he fully unit- 

 ed with me in considering the evidence unsatisfactory. I may add, 

 that during the past week, a dealer in British ferns called at the print- 

 ing-office, and in the presence of a valued contributor to ' The Phy- 

 tologist ' (G. S. Gibson), stated that he knew of three British localities 

 for Asplenium fontanum. He sells these rarities daily at the eastern 

 entrance of the Bank of England ; or, if the metropolitan market 

 appear to be glutted for a season, he tours the provinces, supplying 

 country botanists on very liberal terms. His supply is inexhaustible. 

 Edward Newman; 2, Hanover St., Peckham, October 24, 1844. 



535. Rarer Plants observed in the neighbourhood of Penzance. 

 Agrostis setacea. Newlyn cliflfs. Euphorbia Paralias. Hayle sands. 



Ammophila arenaria. Hayle sands. portlandica. Hayle cliffs. 



Antirrldnum Orontium. Bologas. Gastridium lendigerum. Conner down. 



Brassica oleracea. Penzance cliffs. Hellehorus viridis. Zimmermum cot. 



Briza minor. Bologas. Hyoscyamus niger. Marazion green. 



Callitriche pedunculata, /3. sessilis. Chy- Illeeebrum verticillatum. Chyanhall moor. 



anhall moor. Inula Helenium. Trereife. 



Cerastium tetrandrum. Marazion green. Iris fcetidissima. Hayle. 

 Cicendia filiformis. Chyanhall moor. — tuberosa. Olverton and Treveneth, on 



Cochlearia danica. Newlyn cliff, and on hedges. 



walls in Penzance. • Juncus maritimus. Hayle river. 



Cynodon Dactylon. Marazion green. Lavatera arborea. Mousehole cliffs. 



Daucus maritimus. Land's end. Lepturus incurvatus. Hayle causeway. 



Erica vagans. Conner down. Littorella lacustris. Chyanhall moor. 



Erythrtea ramosissima. Conner down. Mentha viridis. Newlyn cliffs. 



