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ary of the Scottish Language. Nimmo, 

 London and Edinburgh. 1885.) 



Canon Ellacombe, writing from Bitton 

 Vicarage, sent me some extremely interesting 

 notes and corrections. Referring to my re- 

 marks on " the velvet rose " he writes : 



l< For many years I have collected and 

 grown the old roses I am pleased to hear 

 that you have Gerard's velvet rose ; it, how- 

 ever, is surely wretchedly drawn by Gerard 

 Parkinson's plate is a little better. I have 

 grown it for many years, having found it in 

 a Devonshire garden. It is known as the 

 Tuscany rose, and as that was described and 

 figured in the Bot. Reg. of 1820. It is one 

 of the darkest roses I know and very 

 velvety." 



This on the yellow crocus, p. 30, of Letters 

 to Marco. 



"In confirmation of what you say, I have 

 been told that pale yellow is now considered 

 a better protection against sun than white 

 the photographers have found that out for us." 



