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midland and western districts in which the late Mr. 

 Levinge's field researches were carried on ; and it was 

 undoubtedly in the stimulus which he seemed peculiarly 

 qualified to give to painstaking exploration of this character 

 that Mr. More's really important work consisted during 

 these closing years of his life. The instances which appear 

 in the present volume are few indeed among all that could 

 be collected. And now he was beginning to feel that he 

 had little else left to do. He was spared severe attacks of 

 illness in 1894, enjoyed his usual stay at Bray during part 

 of the summer-months, and as the year drew to a close 

 sometimes received congratulations from his friends on a 

 semblance of improvement in health. But for the first time 

 in his life he discouraged these thoughts. " No : I am not 

 getting better," he answered, with a quiet emphasis. He 

 seemed more careful of arranging his papers than anxious 

 to add to what he had written. Still fresh information was 

 always gratefully received, and with the usual interest. 



August 1 8th, 1894. 



DEAR MRS. JOYCE, Your Rosa formed a complete puzzle. I have 

 never seen it before. And while I went on trying to make it out, the 

 time has slipped away till I find myself in the position of owing you a 

 very humble apology for the long delay. If you should have the oppor- 

 tunity, I should like to ask you kindly to gather a few of the branches 

 now in fruit, and also apiece of the barren stem, from which together 

 I might have a chance of making out which species it is. The leaves 

 are too long, narrow, and shining to belong to any form of R. involuta 

 (Sabini), and I should not be surprised if it turn out to be a garden 

 escape. I was very glad to hear that you had recovered so much from 

 your accident, and I hope you have had a chance of doing a little field 

 botany again. It would indeed be a pity to have nothing new to 

 record for this season, and I hope you will perhaps be able to tell me of 

 some new localities. I have been staying at Bray with my sister, but 

 that is a locality we know so well that we did not find any botanical 

 novelties. 



November 2ist, 1894. 



DEAR MR. STEWART, Thank you very much for so kindly sending 

 the very interesting Potamogeton hybrid, which I had not previously 

 seen. The specimens quite bear out the suggestion of its parentage, 

 and it is curious that you should have had it under observation so long. 

 I wish we had a monograph of the genus, with good figures. Your 

 other remarks are of great interest, and I hope you will write again. 



