1866] Letters to Mr. S. A. Stewart. 181 



set right the localities for the other Batrachian Ranunculi, as I see by 

 a former letter of yours that R. drouetii, baudotii, and circinatus are 

 all three to be expunged from the Flora (and you only sent specimens 

 of "R. fluitans " and "pseudo-fl."). Do you consider Papaver lecoquii to 

 be more plentiful with you than P. lamottei ? Here I should say the 

 former is far less abundant of the two. The Valeriana which you send 

 seems decidedly to be V. sambucifolia, and I think I may say that this 

 is the more frequent, if not the only form found in Ireland. I shall like 

 very much to see a bit of your Carex axillaris, as I see that Mr. Tate 

 believes it was rightly named, and yet Dr. Moore fears a mistake. 

 C. axillaris appears to be a very scarce plant in Ireland. I should also 

 be very much obliged if you could obtain specimens of 



Lamium intermedium (I fear that L. incisum has been mistaken 

 for it). 



Polygonum nodosum (i.e. laxum). 



Torilis infesta (I cannot believe that this is native). 



Potamogeton zosterifolius. 



P. gramineus. 



Poa procumbens. 



Do you not think that it would save postage if the specimens were 

 to be sent by book -post ? I always send mine so, on a narrow strip of 

 cardboard, each attached by a little band or two to its own sheet, and 

 then a cover of coarse paper wrapped round, left open at the ends, and 

 this saves a great many stamps. I called at Miss Maifett's yesterday, 

 but she is away from Dublin at present. With many thanks, I am, dear 

 sir, yours very truly, 



A. G. MORE. 



GLASNEVIN, 



August 8th, 1865. 



MY DEAR SIR, I have again to thank you for your kindness in 

 forwarding some very interesting specimens. I am especially glad to 

 have seen the supposed Torilis infesta ; but I am sorry to say that your 

 specimen is not that species, but seems to me a very luxuriant bit of 

 Anthriscus vulgaris. Can you tell me whether it comes from "the 

 Trench, Comber," and whether you are sure it is the same plant as 

 Mr. Tate's "infesta"? 



Possibly, you sent a different Ranunculus to Professor Babington; but 

 he quite agrees with me that the last piece which you sent as " fluitans" 

 is only pseudo-fluitans. I think that under the circumstances it will be 

 safer to omit R. fluitans for the present, and leave the point open till 



another season Lamium intermedium seems quite right, and I 



am very glad to have seen it from your locality. I do not find the 

 Hypericum dubium in your packet, but I should much like to see a 

 specimen at some future opportunity. I am about to spend a few weeks 

 in North Wales, and I hope that it will do for me to return your speci- 

 mens when I get back to Glasnevin. I hope also to be able to see Miss 



