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ness of the name?, and many wanting ; but such as they are, I give 

 thee, as under but I hope the Doctor may review them again. 



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No. 5. Obcliseotheea, Hort. Eltham. or Chrysanthemum. This 

 plant I have had long in my garden. I much admire it for 

 its duration in flower. My friend Grace can best tell if 

 this is his Corona, or Tower flower. Pray ask him. 

 [Probably the Obeliscaria pinnata, of CASSINI and De 

 Caxdolle ; or Lepachys pinnataj of Raeix. and Torrey 

 and Gray.] * * * 



No. 6. The Yapon, of Virginia, or Cassena, of Carolina {Ilex 

 Casscna, Mx. and Ell.; I. vomitoria, Ait. & DC.]. The In- 

 dians drive a great trade with the berries (to make tea 

 with) to the Gulf of Mexico. It is reckoned excellent for 

 the miners. It grows nowhere to the northward of that 

 island thee found it on, which belongs to Colonel Custis. 

 I have it in my garden. * * 



No. 12. It was very ingeniously done, to send the flowers of the 

 great Chamcerhododendron, which is a great satisfaction 

 to our botanists, and anticipates the pleasure of seeing it in 

 flower. Pray thank Mr. HAMILTON in my name for the 

 favour, which did us a great pleasure, and saved thee much 

 trouble. * * * 



No. 28. This white, long-coned Pine, we have had long in England, 

 (but scarce,) called Lord "Weymouth's Pine. (Send cones.) 



No. 29. But what surprises me, that this, which is your common 

 Pine, should not be described, or known to be in England, 

 by all the search and inquiry that Dr. Dillexius or Phil. 

 Miller, has been able yet to make. It is a fine plant. 



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No. 69. Christophoriana (Baccis cceruleis,) with blue berries. A 

 good plant. "We have it not. [Leontice thalietroides, L.]. 



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London, Jnly 10, 1739. 



Dear Friend: 



I am obliged to thee for thine per Headman : and have the 

 pleasure to tell thee, that most of the plants in the last cargo thrive 



