JET. 28.] JOURNAL. 175 



There is a second species of Podophyllum from 

 Cashmere or Himalaya, P. Emodi, also collected by 

 Jacquemont, from whose specimens Decaisne has 

 given me a piece. What is most curious, it is six- 

 androus, and therefore comes into Berberideae except 

 in wanting the dehiscence of the anthers by valves 

 (which Decaisne tells me is also the case in Nandina), 

 and so Robert Brown's views are confirmed. I should 

 not wonder if the sly old chap had seen a specimen 

 from Wallich when he appended the note to the 

 " Congo Voyage " on Berberideae. 



Thursday evening, April 4. Yesterday saw Dr. 

 Montagne, the muscologist, and examined his micro- 

 scope thoroughly, which is one of the latest and best 

 of Charles Chevalier's. To-day I spent the morning 

 at Jussieu's, looking up Lamarckian species, etc., in 

 A. L. de Jussieu's herbarium ; was very successful in 

 Hypericum, but have no time now to give you details. 

 In the afternoon Webb, by appointment, met me at 

 the Garden, and we went to see Mirbel, a man well 

 worth seeing, I assure you. Webb acted as inter- 

 preter, when it was necessary, for Mirbel speaks with 

 such distinctness that knowing what he was about I 

 could understand him pretty well. 



I like Mirbel excessively. Considering I was a 

 perfect stranger, of whom he knew nothing, I think 

 he took great pains to show me what I wanted to see. 

 Sullivant's microscope will be of the same kind as 

 his, only better, so that he will have the means of 

 being a second Mirbel. Examined his microscope, 

 which is a good one, but I think not equal to the best 

 English ; got some good hints, etc. ; am to call again. 

 He is very communicative, and you missed much in 

 not seeing so extraordinary a man. He showed me 



