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only published part of the “ Plante Hugeliane ” and 
a few other pamphlets. He is a liberal soul. 
I have got so far behind in my botanical news that 
I despair of bringing up arrears, and must leave 
very much to tell you in propria persona, if we meet 
again. I faney I have not very much new to learn 
on the Continent about microscopes and modes of 
working. I have seen much of all the best people 
here, last not least Valentine, who lives in the coun- 
try, from whom I have derived much useful know- 
ledge. He works to some account, which can’t be 
said of most here, who, though they have the best in- 
struments in the world, don’t turn them to any im- 
portant account. As to Sullivant, tell him to have 
great patience. I can get him-a capital simple micro- 
scope by Ross for six guineas, but I want to get as 
useful a one for him cheaper, so I shall wait till I 
have been on the Continent, I think. My plan is to 
purchase at Paris for him, where the low powers are 
good as can be, and supply a lens or two here. . . . 
Chapmannia (!) exists in Bartram’s old collection 
here, which you saw at British Museum, and some 
other very lately published things. 
I bought a copy of “ Flora” for Bennett the other 
day, thinking it worth while to offer him something, 
as I was taking up much of his time. To-day he 
gave me a copy of the published part of the ‘“ Plan- 
te Javanice Rariores,’ (£2 10s., plain, is the pub- 
lishing price), an invaluable work, containing very 
many notes and observations on various genera, etc., 
both by Brown and himself, which it is quite necessary 
we should see. The notes I have made for the last few 
days are not now before me, so that I cannot now give 
you any remarks. There is no one thing of very con- 
