1740.] TO JOHN BAR TRAM. 135 



all in a box, marked I. B. No. 1, and thy name in length on the 

 side. At the bottom of the box, is a specimen of what our bota- 

 nists have dubbed Collinsonia, but I think it should rather be Bar- 

 tramia; for I had it in the very first seeds thee sent me. Miller 

 is mistaken in making it come from Maryland. Pray fail not, next 

 year, to send me some seed for it, for it flowers so late it will not 



ripen here. 



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Lord Petre has sent thee a present of PniLiP Miller's second 

 part of his Dictionary, in return for the specimens sent him. Thou 

 will see a cut in P. M.'s Dictionary, of a Polygala, which is a re- 

 puted specific for a pleurisy [doubtless the P. Senega, L.]. 



London, June 10, 1740. 



Dear Friend : 



On the other sides are a miscellany of matters, as they come into 

 my noddle. 



I find in the cargo of Martagons, had from thee and others, that 

 there is apparently two sorts ; and two sorts of your Lilies with 

 single flowers. I have one opened this day, that may be called 

 literally the Fiery Lily. It is the deepest flame-colour I ever saw. 

 It is really a fine flower, and, I think, of thy sending. The other 

 Lilies will not flower this month. * * * 



Thee sent me what we call the Atamasco Lily, from its shape. 

 It has a blush of purple before the flower opens ; is white within. 

 It is properly a Lilio-N'arciss : the leaves of the last, and flower of 

 the first. If, in thy rambles, thee happens on this flower, pray 

 send a root or two. And please to remember a lump of Sweet 

 Gum ; Sour Gum ; Allspice Gum, if it bears any. Does the Red 

 or White Cedar produce any? This last thrives finely. The 

 leaves have a fine spicy smell. 



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I shall conclude with my best wishes for thy prosperity ; and am 

 thy real friend, 



P. Collinson. 



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Pray see what further Mosses thee canst collect for Doctor 

 Dillexius. He defers completing his work, till he sees what 

 comes from thee, Clayton, and Doctor Mitchell. 



