ET. 48.] TO W. J. HOOKER. 449 
that is, sometimes for whole female organ, sometimes 
for its ovule-bearing portion. Pray do not add a 
third ; and so when you speak of ovary in Clematis 
leave us to gather, from the context, whether you 
mean, (1) the whole gynecium; (2) a separate pis- 
til; or, (8) the ovuliferous portion of a pistil. 
Hooker calls my judgment about root and radicle 
“a flippant snub”! I beg a thousand pardons, and 
had no intention to be flippant or dogmatical, but 
simply to record a fact. For mistake, pray vead take. 
My thanks for his letter of December 8th; will write 
him soon. 
February 2, 1859. 
I wish I had now your paper on geographical dis- 
tribution, while I am working up the relations of the 
Japan flora in this respect. Where is Agardh’s paper 
published, and what does it amount to? ... 
I cannot answer Dr. Hooker’s exceedingly interest- 
ing letter about theoretical ancient distribution of 
plants this week. Tell him I shall have some evi- 
dence which will come well into his views as to north 
temperate zone. 
TO W. J. HOOKER. 
January 24, 1859. 
I hope soon to hear that Government will acquire 
your herbarium, and make bountiful provision for its 
increase and maintenance. After all Brown’s genius, 
you have done more for botany than a dozen Browns, 
and made a hundredfold more sacrifices and efforts. 
To you, and to your son, England and the botanical 
world owe the greatest debt of gratitude,—a debt 
which I hope will continue to accumulate a long time 
FR 
